Black Politics on the Web

Wal-Mart sued $1 million for ‘All black people must leave’ prank

The Admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:48:56 +0000

A man from Winslow, New Jersey, is suing Wal-Mart $1 million for the trauma he suffered after an announcement over the supermarket intercom system in Washington Township, that said: “Attention, Wal-Mart customers. All black people must leave the store.” Daily Mail reports that according to the African-American Donnell Battie, in a lawsuit filed at the [...]

DA: No charges against police in beating of black teenager

The Admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:42:04 +0000

No charges will be filed against three white Pittsburgh police officers who were accused of using excessive force in beating a black teenager, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said at a news conference there isn’t a prosecutable case against the officers. Jordan Miles was an 18-year-old student at [...]

Detroit pastor Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked

The Admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:31:03 +0000

Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked Wednesday afternoon at a gas station on the city’s west side. The attack happened about 3:20 p.m., and the suspects fled with an unknown amount of cash and Winans’ SUV, police said. Winans, 54, told WXYZ-TV that four or five young men followed [...]

Health Care Debate Will Continue Beyond Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling

The Admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:27:51 +0000

Even if the Affordable Care Act survives U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny, a favorable ruling this summer will not serve as a cure-all for insuring African Americans, according to health professionals and a report in the current issue of Health Affairs. Healthcare advocates still have to deal with the consequences of November’s presidential election – especially [...]

The black Kennedy has become the black LBJ

admin3 — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:39 +0000

In the hyper-political circles I travel in, the release of Robert Caro’s latest Lyndon Johnson biography, “The Passage of Power”, was received with the glee that’s usually reserved for an Obama rally. To paraphrase Joe Biden, the fourth book in Caro’s promised five-volume LBJ biography is a big flipping deal. So when Obama came out [...]

Why education inequality persists — and how to fix it

admin3 — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:08:12 +0000

If it takes a village to raise a child, the same village must share accountability when many children are educationally abandoned. In New York City, the nation’s largest school system, on average student outcomes and their opportunity to learn are more determined by the neighborhood where a child lives, than his or her abilities. A [...]

Shonda Rhimes’ ‘Scandal’ presents blueprint for survival of blacks on network TV

admin3 — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:04:47 +0000

Shonda Rhimes’ ABC show Scandal just reached a significant benchmark – the network decided this week to renew the series for a second season. It’s an awesome first for Rhimes and starring actress Kerry Washington, this being the first renewed network TV drama with a black female lead since 1974. Scandal succeeds because it’s a [...]

The Denver Foundation Announces the First African American Men’s Giving Circle in the Nation’s West

admin3 — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:09:34 +0000

Some are mature and established; others are still in college. They are educators, businessmen, and blue collar workers; they are elected officials, musicians, and social service providers. A few are single; many are family men. While the forces of nature might have never brought together this eclectic group under any other circumstances, a love of [...]

Minorities Raid Retirement Savings to Survive Recession

admin3 — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:04:58 +0000

While millions of people turned to their retirement accounts to make it through the Great Recession, a greater percentage of blacks and Hispanics did so, according to two recent studies from investment companies. Blacks were 55 percent more likely and Hispanics were about a third more likely to borrow money from their retirement accounts than [...]

Obama raises $44M for campaign, Dems in April

admin3 — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:36 +0000

President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House. Obama’s April fundraising haul fell short of the $53 million he raised in March. That’s as his campaign said more than 400,000 people contributed [...]