Black Leaders Voicing Concerns About Federal Student Aid to Career Colleges
(Urban Mecca) — African-American civil rights, business and political leaders are opposing U.S. Department of Education regulations that would limit access to career colleges for many minorities by...
View ArticleThe Root Releases Its 100 List
(The Root) — Each year we select 100 people who we believe represent the ideals of The Root. Move your mouse over the thumbnails or click on them to learn more. Click here to see who made the cut. The...
View ArticleHow I Made It: Stephanie Y. Drake on Her Fateful Journey To Heading Her Own...
Faith and tenacity were key to her success, says Drakeby Tarice L.S. GrayIn March of 2002, Stephanie Drake had an epiphany. The long time commercial real estate finance professional would take the leap...
View ArticleObama’s Meeting With Black Leaders: A Little Too Laid-Back …
(The Root) — Less than two months after his last sit-down with the National Policy Alliance, on Tuesday President Obama met again with the group of African-American advisers. A coalition of 10 — nine...
View ArticleBlack Nobel Prize Winners
Twelve people from across the diaspora have been recognized for their contributions to peace, economics and literature. The post Black Nobel Prize Winners appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleObama Taps Bronx Pastor as Ambassador for Religious Freedom
(New York Daily News) — A pastor with Harlem and Bronx roots who calmed religious tensions after 9/11 was sworn in yesterday as President Obama’s ambassador for religious freedom. The Rev. Suzan...
View ArticleAl Sharpton Tames His Game
(CBS News) — Say “Al Sharpton” and most people probably think loud mouth activist and provocateur. That certainly was his image in the 1980s and 90s. Well, the Reverend Al has gone through something...
View ArticleSerious Question: Is Don Lemon The Clarence Thomas Of Our Generation?
Don Lemon’s unsolicited social commentary this year on the things holding back the black community and the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy earned him a level of contempt typically...
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