As a teenager, my greatest fear was having my classmates turn up their noses when I walked by because of body odor. Although I had good grooming skills (both of my parents are from the South, so knowing to get EVERY corner was a must!!), I would still on rare occasions spray my behind with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I found this on youtube.com. It is a promotional video for the economic opportunities in Africa. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVm_2AmnK-s] I’m gonna make it to Africa, doggonit! Here is another video of an organization that uses micro financing as a vehicle to help people help themselves out of poverty.
Yesterday I had a chance to listen to the Michael Medved show. He was interviewing Investor Business Daily’s Chairman and founder William J. O’Neil. O’Neil used his time to school listeners on the widely misinterpreted view of the economy here in the United States and why folks spend more time talking about the Federal deficit […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The New Orleans City Council voted on Thursday night to create an inspector general position at City Hall. Watch The StoryThe inspector general would investigate reports of corruption and wasteful spending by elected officials and city employees. However, the meeting took an emotional turn when some members of the public attending the meeting said the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(UPI) — A Florida police chief who sent members of his department an e-mail complaining about lack of physical fitness has been forced to resign. The memo from Paul Goward, head of the police department in Winter Haven, had as its subject line “Are you a jelly belly?” the Orlando Sentinel reported. “As I look […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I read the following article early this morning and decided to move on. But the article excerpt that you will see further down made me revisit this article briefly. Dispelling election day rumors Valencia Mohammed (afro.com) [excerpted] Every big election season there are voting rumors that flood the Black community that have caused many people […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The making of the Democrats’ rising star The Obama myth socialistworker.org[excerpted] “LIKE ALL pre-campaign manifestos of presidential hopefuls, The Audacity of Hope is a tedious read. Even Obama’s self-deprecating humor–rare among the oversized egos in the U.S. Senate–comes off like so much market-researched branding. Indeed, Obama never strays far from the well-worn path of similar […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
College Town Poverty (Sean Kennedy) It’s an early afternoon on a crisp fall day in an average college town. In preparation for the game, young professionals are piling into local bars to see their alma mater play. The late risers are lining up at the numerous downtown coffee shops to inject some caffeine prior to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(busrep.co.za) Many African countries, including Mozambique, might meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving poverty by 2010 but Zimbabwe is not one of them, according to a World Bank report released on Monday. “Africa is today a continent on the move, making tangible progress on delivering better health, education, growth, trade and poverty-reduction […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thursday morning quick hit. (detnews.com) The TV ad for Universal Studios’ Orlando theme park and resort opens with a maternal, heavy-set black woman saying that what she most wants out of her vacation is to “get closer to my children.” Cut to another shot of that same mother — a child on either side — […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While the media has been jumping on every case where there has been conflict between Blacks and Hispanics, there is mounting proof that the two groups are strengthening ties with each other. Latin Greek Organizations Attracting Blacks by Topher Sanders (blackenterprise.com) [excerpted] “…Ruby Hernandez Alvarado, chair of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations Inc., […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
[excerpted] (metrotimes.com) “For many Detroiters, the most common images of African immigrants here are the dark-skinned men selling shea butter and oils during street festivals in Hart Plaza and women braiding hair in salons throughout the city. But many Africans who arrive in Detroit are here for school or are already professionals, and they find […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
[excerpted] (businessweek.com) “Saying that America’s minorities remain a hugely underserved and untapped market, Jackson in October announced another initiative, the Small Business Institute. Expected to launch in January in New York with satellites across the country to follow, Jackson’s newest initiative will focus on giving entrepreneurial training to youth, immigrants, and minorities and help them […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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