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Cain’s Presidential Bid was Asinine-Nine-Nine

Written by George E. Curry | 05 December 2011

Herman Cain’s asinine campaign to become president of the United States is now toast. Not just toast – burnt toast. He officially flamed out Saturday on the heels – or, shall we say, high heels – of yet another woman accusing him of sexual misconduct.

Howard University Adds Its Voice to Occupy Movement

Written by Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA | 11 November 2011

Howard University alumnus Maria Ellis is one face of the Occupy D.C. movement. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and wanted to go to law school but couldn’t afford it. And as a homeowner, she, like other Americans, feels squeezed by the recession. She is among a vocal group who hold politicians, corporate interests, and others responsible for the declining state of the nation’s economy.

Cain Isn’t Able ... to Keep His Lies Straight

Written by George E. Curry | 11 November 2011

Cain’s shifting and contradictory explanations are part of a larger pattern of what FactCheck.org calls “a proven ability to spread outrageously false information – such as accusing Planned Parenthood of ‘genocide’ and concentrating abortion clinics in black neighborhoods.”

One in Three

Written by Julianne Malveaux | 14 October 2011

The first Friday of the month is a day when economists like me are riveted to the news. We want to know what’s up with the unemployment rate, and with the changes that have taken place in the last month. Last week, our nation learned that we treaded water.

State of Black American Housing

Written by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. | 12 August 2011

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) just made an important game-changing announcement at its recent national convention in New Orleans. NAREB announced a historic engagement with Wall Street investors to launch a $800 million Homeowner’s Assurance Program (HAP) to address the devastating effects of the housing mortgage crisis for Black America and other minority families and communities across the United States.

How Race-based Disparities Hold You Back

Written by Chris King | 08 July 2011

Special from The St. Louis American – There is no mainstream institution in the St. Louis region that addresses, head-on, the issues of race more consistently or effectively than the Missouri History Museum under the direction of Robert R. Archibald. With American I AM: the African American Imprint at the museum through September 25, we asked Archibald about the exhibit and his tenacity in hosting shows like this in St. Louis.

Commentary and Op/Ed

Cain’s Presidential Bid was Asinine-Nine-Nine

Howard University Adds Its Voice to Occupy Movement

Cain Isn’t Able ... to Keep His Lies Straight

One in Three

State of Black American Housing

How Race-based Disparities Hold You Back

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