Ethics Cases Raise Racial Questions
(Politico) — The politically charged decisions by veteran Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California to force public trials by the House ethics committee are raising...
View ArticleBlack America: From Promise to Power in the Age of Obama
The freedom fighters of the Civil Rights era and those who came before cannot chart a new course for tomorrow. Just as the Hebrews of old needed leadership beyond Moses, so does a struggling Black...
View ArticleEthics Committee Recommends Censure for Rangel
Amid apologies and tears he maintained, "I did not try to enrich myself." The post Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rangel appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleDid Race force Meeks out of Chicago Mayoral Campaign?
(The Grio) — Of the dozen or so candidates running for mayor of Chicago, one of them dropped out of the race. And his decision was a prudent one. James Meeks (D-Ill.), Illinois state senator and black...
View ArticleObama Speaks Candidly on Race in New Book
(US News & World Report) — As he began his second year in office, Obama’s presidency was not going well. His legislation to overhaul the healthcare system was still bogged down in Congress. The...
View ArticleShould We Take Herman Cain Seriously?
Cain's candidacy seems to perfectly tap into the frustration that many blacks feel about today’s political landscape. The post Should We Take Herman Cain Seriously? appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleSign of The Times: Why Black Mayors Are Putting Extras On Non-Blackness
When is the business of the city getting done? Are you knuckling up and making deals to balance budgets, repair crumbling schools and find jobs for the unemployed? Or are you caught up in a tiresome,...
View ArticleAin’t I A Woman? Melissa Harris-Perry Explores Black Womanhood in “Sister...
by Ezinne AdibeProfessor, political commentator, columnist, and author Melissa Harris-Perry, whose book, “Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought” won the 2005 W. E. B. Du Bois...
View ArticleAfrican-American GOP Candidate In Florida Has Sign Defaced In Racist Display
Her face on the eight-foot-by-four-foot sign was covered in white spray paint. The post African-American GOP Candidate In Florida Has Sign Defaced In Racist Display appeared first on MadameNoire.
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