October 2013
October 25th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) had a lot to discuss when they met in Washington, earlier this month.
The NABOB's 37th Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference – which also included the 13th "Power of Urban Radio Forum" – focused on developing ways to improve the financial success and service to the community of broadcast stations owned by African Americans and to...
October 25th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
The first feminist was Margaret Brent contrary to the many other women who may come to mind when we think about the history of the feminist movement.
For years women were discriminated against by not being allowed to vote. Who was the first woman to ask for the right to vote? Elizabeth Cady Stanton? Alice Paul? How about Margaret Brent – centuries before those women had even been born.
Born in...
October 24th, 2013
Written by Deepti Hajela in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
A New York teen has filed a lawsuit against high-profile department store Barneys New York, the city and its police department over an incident in which he says he was wrongfully detained after making an expensive purchase because he is a young black man.
Another black shopper also has come forward to accuse the store of racial profiling.
In the lawsuit, Trayon Christian, 19, of Queens, said he...
October 24th, 2013
Written by Emily Wagster P... in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
Mississippi – once rocked by racial turmoil – breaks ground Thursday on side-by-side museums focused on the Southern state's history and culture. One promises a frank view of the civil rights momvement while the other takes in the sweep of history from pre-European settlements to Elvis Presley and more.
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History – two museums under...
October 24th, 2013
Written by Mark Kennedy - ... in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The book 'A Time to Kill' was incredibly popular as was the film of the same name. Now the novel that highlights racism in the justice system has been adapted into a Broadway play, making its debut this week at the Golden Theatre.
The people who put socially conscious plays on Broadway usually like to stress how relevant their work is. The folks behind "A Time to Kill" may have more reason than...