October 2013
October 18th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Cory Booker, the African-American Mayor of New Jersey, won a special election on Wednesday, October 16, to claim the state's vacant seat in the United States Senate.
Booker beat conservative Republican challenger Steve Lonegan, a former mayor of the town of Bogota, 55 percent to 44 percent. The seat became vacant in June of this year when long-time Senator Frank Lautenberg died. There are 15...
October 17th, 2013
Written by Alonzo Weston in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
After the NAACP was founded in 1909, it quickly became the most widely known civil rights organization. It was known throughout the world as the number one advocate for civil rights most notably for blacks and other minorities.
The organization fought for voting, housing and employment rights and against any form of racial discrimination. They were the defender of choice for the black community'...
October 16th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
The first-ever assessment of nationwide marijuana arrest data by race has found that racial profiling means blacks are almost 4 times on average more likely to be arrested than whites despite using pot at similar rates, according to a new report.
The American Civil Liberties Union report, "The War on Marijuana in Black and White: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests," found pot...
October 16th, 2013
Written by Alonzo Weston in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 3 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,
Question: Are black musicians as socially conscious in their songs today as they were 50 years ago? And, does society still need these types of songs?
-- Songs of My Father, in Seattle
Dear Songs of My Father,
Protest and other socially conscious type songs have been around for at least since the 1300s according to some social scholars.
The first such song was perhaps "The...
October 16th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Race Relations with 0 Comments
How long will it take us to admit and correct the injury and insult that is piled on by the continued use of Native American Nicknames and Mascots by high school, college and professional sports?
Haven't we as a nation done enough to Native Americans?
First, we came to this country pilfered and pillaged their villages, women and children. We ultimately took the land and herded them off to...