Posts
10 Issues Obama Should Address During The State Of The Union
As President Barack Obama preps for his State of the Union Address, I thought I’d share some topics that I’d love to see him attack head-on. Of course, I’d be delusional to think that he can or should hit all of these issues during one speech, but I figured we could lay out an African-American buffet of ideas that the president could tap into as he discusses
Read More
Obama Sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” At The Apollo
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Jan 20, 2012 at 8:19 am
NEW YORK-President Barack Obama briefly broke into song at the world famous Apollo theater in Harlem during a fund raiser. While speaking to the crowd, Obama acknowledged legendary soul singer the Reverend Al Green, who performed before Obama spoke.
After Obama sang the first part of Green’s “Lets Stay Together,” “I’m so in love with you,” the crowd broke out in cheers. Obama would say “those guys didn’t think I would do
Read MoreInspirational Song- “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Post by Truitt O'Neal in Elev8 Health on Jan 15, 2012 at 1:35 pm
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 school children at the segregated Stanton School.
Read MoreHip-Hop Program Helps Kids Stay Out Of Trouble In L.A.
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Jan 13, 2012 at 8:43 am
LOS ANGELES-A community center in L.A.’s notorious Rampart area is helping teenagers stay out of trouble by giving them a creative outlet.
A program at the community center, “Sessions LA” use hip-hop and deejay culture to teach them how to make beats using digital technology.
CNN reports:
Huang eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he began to volunteer with Sessions LA, which uses hip-hop to draw kids in and keep them from trouble. Huang
Philly Mayor Tells Parents “Dont Act Like Idiots And A-Holes” After Shooting
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Jan 13, 2012 at 8:31 am
PHILADELPHIA-After a shotting that left three teenagers dead, Philadelphia Mayor, Michael Nutter had harsh words for parents of young people in his city, telling them not to act like “idiots and a-holes.”
Nutter was angry that the three teenage shooting victims, who were between the ages of 14 and 16, were out a a Tuesday night looking for a fight on the night that they were shot.
CBS Philadelphia reports:
“Seven young people, somewhere
I’ll Drink To That! Pepsi Pays $3.1M In Racial Bias Case
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Jan 12, 2012 at 12:28 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren’t convicted of a crime.
SEE ALSO: Rick Santorum Falls Hard
The settlement announced Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is part of a national government crackdown on hiring policies that can hurt blacks and Hispanics.
EEOC officials said the
Read More
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney eagerly pocketed an endorsement from two-time New Hampshire primary winner John McCain on Wednesday and bid to convert a single-digit victory in Iowa into a Republican presidential campaign juggernaut. Unimpressed, Newt Gingrich ridiculed the former Massachusetts governor as a liberal turned moderate now masquerading as a conservative.
SEE ALSO: Top Ten Myths About 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum sought to rally conservatives to his
Read MoreYEAH, RIGHT. Santorum: I Said “Blah People,” Not “Black People”
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Jan 5, 2012 at 8:37 am
Rick Santorum must think we’re stuck on stupid.
SEE ALSO:
Obama To Slash Thousands Of Troops
The GOP presidential candidate clearly said, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money,” during a recent campaign stop in Iowa.
But Santorum denied ever making the comment during an appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor,” The Huffington Post reports.
“I looked at
Africans Can Buy Food Or Medicine, Not Both
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Dec 24, 2011 at 12:57 pm
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rosalia Adhiambo won’t take the free anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling price of food in Kenya means she can’t afford to feed both her grandniece and herself.
SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone?
So she feeds 5-year-old Emily and doesn’t take her own medicine, fearing that the nausea she would get from taking the drugs without adequate food will make
Read MoreToys “R” Us Priced Black Doll Higher Than White Version
Post by Truitt O'Neal in National on Dec 24, 2011 at 10:37 am
A Georgia Toys “R” Us is under fire for pricing a Black doll much higher than the white version of the same doll.
SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone?
Read More