I thought Cobb brought up a very good point regarding the recent Florida primary and the fact that their delegates currently do not count:
“So what does it mean? It means that the Democrats have 210 delegates in its pocket which it can arbitrarily use at its convention without any regard for the way people actually [...]
Empty nesters flocking to inner city
National trend toward urban living is resettling downtown
By PAULA WOLF
LANCASTER, Pa – Jane Phillips is a grandmother five times over, but you won’t find her living at Homestead Village or Willow Valley.
The retired president of Family Service is perfectly content in her East Frederick Street row house in Lancaster.
“I consciously [...]
The Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick situation has inspired me to create yet another news feed page that tracks the news surrounding all of our Black mayors around the country. While it is unfortunate that the mayors that screw up big time are prone to get national attention, we can easily do something about this. Click the [...]
Advertising Spending Targeting African American Consumers Exceeds $2.3 Billion Annually, Nielsen Reports
By: PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — In its first 12-month analysis of advertising spending on media outlets that reach African American consumers, The Nielsen Company reported today that spending for the period October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 totaled $2.3 billion. [...]
Click here for all the latest surrounding Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Detroit Free Press)
The one article that stuck out to me the most was the following:
What $9 million could buy
BY M.L. ELRICK
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
Detroit recreation centers have been closed and city workers have seen benefit and job cuts. The city has begun charging residents $300 [...]
Here is a snippet of what is at the other end of the ‘free healthcare for everybody’ rainbow.
Don’t treat the old and unhealthy, say doctors
By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent
telegraph.co.uk
Doctors are calling for NHS treatment to be withheld from patients who are too old or who lead unhealthy lives.
Smokers, heavy drinkers, the obese and the elderly [...]
Thieves Using Dwarves For Crime On The Rise
Joseph Dela Cruz – AHN News Writer
Stockholm, Sweden (AHN) – Travelers using long-distance buses are being warned to take extra caution after Swedish police said cases of thieves using midgets in robbing long-distance coaches is on the rise.
Police said the thieves are able to steal from the unsuspecting [...]
New Direction Congress Prioritizes Needs of Minority Communities
By James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) NNPA Special Commentary
“In the 2006 elections, the American people cried out for change. They were tired and frustrated with the stagnant economic policies and the record budget deficits created by the President and Republican Congress. Many had grown weary of the myopic war [...]
Out of the three e-mail boxes I have for this site, two of them I use quite frequently. Unfortunately for both boxes, I regularly get slammed with spam like you would not believe. Another unfortunate thing is that because I regularly get e-mails from folks unknown to me, I have to comb through many of [...]
Report: Black, Hispanic children making gains
By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
Black and Hispanic children have made significant gains in health, safety and income over the past two decades, narrowing gaps between them and white children, according to a pioneering report on child development to be released Tuesday.
They still fare worse overall than whites, but they’re catching [...]
Taken from the website barackobama.com.
Barack Obama Announces Plan to Revitalize Economy and Protect American Families
Chicago, IL | January 13, 2008
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Former Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley say plan will help jumpstart the economy; call for immediate implementation
Chicago, IL – Barack Obama today unveiled a plan to revitalize the economy in the [...]
Troubled health care bill up for vote today
Tom Chorneau, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
A yearlong legislative effort to overhaul California’s estimated $190 billion health care system and provide coverage for millions of uninsured residents is likely to die quietly today, barring a dramatic intervention from state Senate leader Don Perata.
Although the bill has the support of Republican [...]
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Launches “The Root”
First-of-Its-Kind Web Site to Focus on Black News, Views and Roots
Edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Lynette Clemetson and Terence Samuel
Contributors to Include Malcolm Gladwell, Thelma Golden, William Julius Wilson, John McWhorter, Charlayne Hunter Gault, Among Others
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“The Root” launches today, a daily online magazine published by The Washington Post Company’s [...]
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