Posts Tagged ‘Economy’

Black leaders must seize the moment

Black leaders must seize the moment
The National Action Network held its 12th annual convention last week in New York City. I attended the first day, but missed the black leadership forum, “Measuring the Movement.” Broadcast live on TV One, the forum was “designed to determine and commit to significant and measurable goals that...
April 20th, 2010 | African Americans, Economics, Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

The last Black people in America, Part II

The last Black people in America, Part II
Originally posted on Psychology Today Does the election of Barack Obama mark a major shift in the Western World from the Faustian dream of always having more? Remember old Dr. Faust, the mad genius who was driven by an insatiable striving for worldly knowledge, power, and wealth, even at the cost...
April 19th, 2010 | Talk About Race | Read More

Administration must acknowledge and address the growing crisis in the Black community

Administration must acknowledge and address the growing crisis in the Black community
Heaster Wheeler, Executive Director of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP, also contributed to this article. The recent employment figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that Black unemployment is on the rise again (returning to 16.5%). These figures remind us that the persistent economic...
April 16th, 2010 | Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

Relentless pioneer cemetery evokes Mexican migrant workers roots in Arizona

Relentless pioneer cemetery evokes Mexican migrant workers roots in Arizona
The labor of thousands of peasants brought from Mexico into Arizona in 1917 contributed to the farming revolution that placed a new state on the path of progress and the workers on a historical dimension. Avondale. Arizona April 13, 2010. In the midst of the solitude of the Goodyear Farms Historic...
April 15th, 2010 | Employment, Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

Trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents: Women, the wealth gap, and why race still matters

Trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents: Women, the wealth gap, and why race still matters
In a recent Facebook post, one of my friends was incredulous that more than half of all single mothers live below the poverty line. He asked, “What can we do to solve this problem?” His question reminded me of the report released earlier this month by the Insight Center for Community and Economic...
March 30th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

Why Lord?

Why Lord?
“Black America stands at the precipice.  African American unemployment is at its highest in 25 years. Thirty-five percent of our children live in poor families. Inadequate healthcare, rampant incarceration, home foreclosures, and a general sense of helplessness overwhelm many of our fellows,” said...
February 28th, 2010 | Featured, Politics | Read More

Will the new jobs bill help hardest hit areas?

Will the new jobs bill help hardest hit areas?
In response to our nation’s ongoing economic challenges, a new federal jobs bill is expected from Congress soon. The Kirwan Institute has been tracking the impact of federal efforts to alleviate the economic crisis for the past year.  Given our experiences tracking the impact of American Recovery...
February 26th, 2010 | Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

Race and campaign finance

Race and campaign finance
Out of the blue, I was invited to be an official blogger at CPAC 2010. I quickly seized the opportunity to be a witness to the rebirth of a movement that was declared dead a year ago. What a difference a year makes. This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference attracted 10,000 attendees, who...
February 26th, 2010 | Featured, Politics | Read More
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