Kwame Kilpatrick’s arrest and conviction on multiple corruption charges rocked the black power structure in Detroit. Kilpatrick is currently serving a 28-year sentence in federal
A recent poll conducted by the Gallup organization from January to June 2014 indicates that President Obama has a 72 percent approval ratings among Muslims
Rev. Jesse Jackson presses Obama for $2 billion for ChicagoThe crisis on the US border and the migration of young children from Central American countries
With the recent efforts of the House Speaker to sue President Obama over his use of executive orders and the power of the presidency, talk
Most of conscious black America is marking the 50 year anniversary of “Freedom Summer.” It was at this time that huge sacrifices were made to
A Fourth of July parade float in Nebraska showing a dummy standing outside an outhouse labeled “Obama Presidential Library” is drawing cries of racism from
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is facing a tough 20 years or more prison sentence if federal prosecutors get their way. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Las Vegas Urban League statement regarding the United States Supreme Court ruling: Burwell v. Hobby LobbyIn a 5-4 ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled
The Defense of Marriage Act was one of the biggest hot-button issues last year when, after more than a decade of being in place, the
Mayor-Elect Ras J. Baraka will take the oath of office as Newark’s seventh chief executive Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at noon EST. At the ceremony,
All last week, President Obama worked tirelessly to improve LGBT rights by pushing Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and by extending family and
If you don’t live in Harlem, New York then the name of Michael A. Walrond Jr may not ring a bell. But if you live
All week long, President Obama has been working several angles to push Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would band workplace discrimination over
Earlier this week, President Obama made headlines when he directed his staff to draft an executive order that would abolish workplace discrimination against the LGBT
President Barack Obama’s pro-gay stance has certainly garnered praise from LGBT activists ever since he begin to publicly support a myriad of social changes, from
In a shocking victory that has sent a clear message to Republican candidates, Eric Cantor was defeated by Dave Brat, an economics professor, for the Republican
Before she became the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama was a well respected lawyer. Her intelligence and commitment to issues were further
Life is about to get rougher in the inner city of Chicago, a city whose high poverty and gun violence death are at an all
The top new media companies have done a poor job at diversity, according to Jesse Jackson. In a recent open letter written by Jackson, the
Segregation; a word and reality that took blood, constitutional amendments and a Supreme Court decision to attempt to purge a great injustice. Yet almost 60
