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POLITICS / THE NATION
TO BE EQUAL:
Anniversaries have always been a time to take stock -- to give thanks for the accomplishments, to look ahead to the future, to set attainable goals and search for betterment.
Indeed, each anniversary is a time to make the move from good to great.
This week, as I celebrate my third anniversary as president and CEO of the National Urban League, I’ve been doing just that: reflecting as well as looking ahead. And to be candid, the Urban League Movement has done a lot of good for a lot of...
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ENTERTAINMENT
TOWNSEND'S NEW, ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SERIES "PLAYHOUSE 22" BRINGS TRUE LIFE DRAMA TO BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL
Townsend's Experimental Boot Camp Challenges Hundreds of Emerging Artists to Develop Dramatic Scenes Made for Television
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - Who has what it takes to be the next Samuel Jackson, Sidney Poitier or Angela Bassett? What happens when Hollywood icon Robert Townsend challenges a group of actors, directors, writers and producers to live out their dreams? When hungry, aspiring artists are thrown into a sea of constructive criticism and creative conflict who will survive th...
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POLITICS / THE NATION
NATIONAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME TO JOIN CHICAGO CELEBRATION OF AVIATION'S PIONEER COLORFUL WOMEN
April 29th Flyover and Ceremony Marks 80th Anniversary of Bessie Coleman's Passing
Dayton, OH (BlackNews.com) - The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is pleased to announce that Executive Director Ron Kaplan will be among the guest speakers at a Chicago ceremony on April 29th commemorating Aviation's Pioneer Colorful Women. Among those being honored is the late Bessie Coleman, who will be among those formally inducted into the Hall of Fame later this summer.
The public memorial wil...
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BUSINESS / EDUCATION
TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION SETS $200,000 CHALLENGE TO RAISE MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT BLACK COLLEGES
Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) - Tom Joyner, the nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, has launched a major initiative to challenge three historically black colleges and universities to raise more than $200,000 per school. The challenge is designed to broaden and strengthen their efforts to raise money for scholarships, retain students, attract top-notch students, increase their donor base and relocate lost alums.
Three historically black colleges and universities and are e...
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POLITICS / THE NATION
OLD CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS MIA ON NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - IMMIGRANT RIGHTS FIGHT
The great irony in the gargantuan march of tens of thousands in Los Angeles and other cities for immigrant rights is that the old civil rights groups have been virtually mute on immigration and the marches. There are no position papers, statements, or press releases on the websites of the NAACP, Urban League, SCLC on immigration reform, and nothing on the marches. The Congressional Black Caucus hasn't done much better. It has issued mostly perfunctory, tepid and cautious statements opposing the...
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HEALTH
THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTION FOR A HEALTHIER NEW YORK COMMUNITY
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - More than 45 million Americans, including more than eight million children are living without health coverage. In New York alone, over 2,866,000 people do not have health insurance -- that's over 15% of the population. When it comes to Hispanics, the numbers are staggering: nearly one in three lacks health care coverage - more than any other racial or ethnic group.
Lack of health insurance can be risky and costly: health problems can wipe out a family's bank ...
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Buffalo’s pivotal role in the founding of the civil rights movement will be examined again this spring in honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Niagara Movement. The Niagara Movement, founded here in Western New York in 1905, sought full civil liberties for persons of African descent, and its goals became the founding principles of the NAACP.
