Ben Jealous
NBA: What Happens to the Undrafted?
By Benjamin Todd Jealous
In 2011, 17,500 college basketball players were registered with the National Collegiate Athletic Association. That year, 48 college players were drafted by NBA teams.
What happens to the undrafted? Some bounce around the international leagues for a few years, and a few even make it to the NBA. Many more go on to office jobs. But far too many college basketball players, especially players of color, leave college wit
Conservative Blacks to Offer Commentary, Analysis on George Zimmerman Case
Project 21 Members to Speak on Proceedings in Trial Examining Death of Trayvon Martin
Washington, DC - With opening arguments beginning today in the trial of George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin, the Project 21 black leadership network is announcing that members of the organization will be providing regular commentary and analysis of the trial throughout its proce
A decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the use of race as a determining factor in public college admissions is being cheered by legal experts of the Project 21 black leadership network, which had argued in a legal brief filed with the Court in the case that such preferences violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
"The days of institutionalized racism are long gone, so it should be an accepted fact that public colleges cannot play a racial game of Chutes and La
ROBERT L. JOHNSON AND DR. DeFOREST B. SOARIES, JR. ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE TO END PAYDAY LENDING, LOWER MINORITY CONSUMER DEBT, AND PROMOTE FINANCIAL EDUCATION
-- Agreement Supports RLJ Financials' Plan to Provide Viable Alternative to Payday Lending for Consumers in Need of Short Term and
Emergency Borrowing --
Bethesda, MD
(BlackNews.com) -- Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in
When I read the recently released report by The College Republican National Committee (CRNC), titled, "Grand Old Party for a Brand New Generation," I immediately thought of two cartoons: the Flintstones and the Jetsons.
The Flintstones was an animated, prime-time TV show that debuted in 1960. It was a cartoon about a working class family in the Stone Age. The Jetsons was a cartoon that debuted in 1962. The show was about a futuristic family who lived 100 years in the future (2062).
While the Flint
The State of Equality and Justice in America" is a 20-part series of columns written by an all star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
William Spriggs
The South Is Seceding Again:
Will President Obama Be Buchanan or Lincoln?
By William E. Spriggs
This Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of the March to Freedom down Woodward Avenue in Detroit. The UAW will be there, as they were under the leadership of Walter Reuther, and will re-enact the march where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. first delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech-a speech he drafted at Solidarity House, the home of the UAW. Earlier this month, Pres
Father Pfleger to hold “Occupy the Streets” peace rally Friday
“All boots on the ground for the children”
By Chinta Strausberg
The father of a murdered son, Father Michael L. Pfleger Thursday urged all parents and children to join him in the “Occupy The Streets” peace march and rally 7 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2013, outside of Saint Sabina Church, 78th Place and Throop Streets, to take a stand and make a declaration that this summer Chicago’s streets will be peaceful for the children’s sake.
“Seve
If you have raised or are raising a son, this article’s for you!
I have a series of questions for you. The first question is: Are there differences between raising a son that is Black versus White, versus Hispanic versus Asian? Would your answer be yes or would you answer no? I would answer yes. As a Black mother raising Black boys, society’s rules are different when it comes to my sons. If my sons get stopped for a traffic violation, they are more likely to be harassed. If they are in unfamiliar
Recognizing the persistent disparities in controlling asthma among African-American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today issued a call for research proposals to provide new information on ways to solve this problem.
PCORI will invest up to $17 million in patient-centered outcomes research projects that evaluate comprehensive and coordinated approaches to reducing poor health and other complications related to uncontr
Julian Bond
Religious Liberty and Inclusion By Julian Bond
By the mid-1960s, the civil rights movement had made significant cultural, legal and political progress in advancing the cause of racial justice and equality under the law - a struggle that continues to this very day. This was a rapidly evolving, heady time in American history.
It was a time when individual men, women and, yes, children came together to literally bend the moral arc of their nation in the direction of justice.
In our cur
The State of Equality and Justice in America" is a 20-part series of columns written by an all star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
The Igbo people are a major ethnic group in Nigeria. Igbo (the language) is verb based.
One unique aspect of the language is that each word has an identifiable meaning.
For instance the word for sun is anwu. It is derived from the verb ‘nwu’ which is to die.
The sound ‘a’ is used to reverse the notion of death making anwu (sun)-that which does not die.
One of the major titles of an Igbo King is ‘Igwe’ which means sky.
Eri, the supposed founder of the Igbo race is also descri
Salecia Johnson, 6-year-old arrested, handcuffed by Georgia Police.
INTERRUPTING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
By Judith Browne Dianis
America's Wire Writers Group
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Salecia Johnson, age 6, grew frustrated in her Milledgeville, Ga., kindergarten class last year and erupted into a temper tantrum. Unfortunately, it's something that mothers sometimes must confront with raising young children. But what happened next was not routine, nor should it be happening to Salecia or any other chil
No More Lectures
What President Obama Can Do for Black America
When I was at Lafayette Park (across from the White House) recently checking the logistics/arrangements for IBW's June 17th Day of Direct Action to pressure President Obama to end the War on Drugs and invest in inner-city Black communities, I confess to having been filled with pride thinking about the reality of a Black Family occupying the White House!
But, I pinched myself to get past the fact that Barack Obama is the first African Am
Ben Jealous
Virginia's Restoration of Voting Rights: An American Issue
By Benjamin Todd Jealous
If we want to understand the importance of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's recent voting rights reform, we need to look back all the way to the 1901-1902 Virginia Constitutional Convention.
The setting was Richmond, Virginia, June 1901. The Virginia Democratic Party had decided that African-Americans were gaining too much political clout after the Civil War. They forced a constitutional convent
Lately, I have been stressing the importance of preserving the sanctity of the traditional family–mother, father, and children. There is not one example throughout the history of the world of a society prospering without an intact family unit. Susie can’t have two moms nor can Jimmy have two dads.
Liberals would argue that is not the case and that society must “evolve” with the times we now live in. Nothing can be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, one need look no further than the
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