Economic empowerment is the next phase of the civil rights movement.
Even though the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against her, Dorothy Dunning is fighting on in her quest to gain custody of her granddaughters.
If a person were to only judge African-American culture based solely on the majority of television programming currently being offered, the representation would be quite sad.
Three leading African-American literature web sites announced the launch of the Power List, a quarterly compilation of best-selling books written or read by African Americans. The Power List is a joint project of AALBC.com, Cushcity.com and Mosaicbooks.com, three Web sites which have promoted African-American literature for more than a decade.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget focuses on job creation, strengthening the middle class, and cutting the deficit.
Just 100 miles from where Trayvon Martin was killed, the slaying of an unarmed Black teenager that unleashed intense racial anger and antagonism, there is a new example of the racism and racial insensitivities that continue to punctuate our society.
The Saint Paul Foundation on April 29, 2013 will honor five anti-racism advocates at the seventh annual Facing Race Ambassador Awards at 6:00 p.m. at the Prom Event Center, located at 484 Inwood Avenue North, Oakdale, MN. "We are proud to host this annual event that celebrates the leadership and courage of individuals working to end racism in Minnesota," says Carleen Rhodes, president and CEO of The Saint Paul Foundation. "We believe their work is vitally important to helping to end Minnesota's racial disparities and to ensure equal access and opportunity for all."
Toyota recently unveiled their 2013 Avalon at a press junket in Cincinnati. The event not only provided the media in attendance with a look at the newly designed vehicle, but also an inside look at the company who makes it and their strong commitment to diversity.
Choosing to answer the call of one's spirit-work is a sometimes difficult choice when confronted with the realities of life and survival, but in 2007, that is what I did, leaving the certainty of a job as a Vice-President to chase passion. And over the past six years, the more I persist in honoring purposeful work, what my soul compels me to view as divine assignments, the more opportunity seems to present itself to me.
It seems like a case of when keeping it wrong goes real.
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