Wrong perceptions and other factors have contributed to low outputs from Black students in key fields Jesse Washington Article Reprint With black unemployment reaching historic levels, banks laying off tens of thousands and law
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Tavis Smiley Ends State of Black America’s Union Show
Cancellation of event continues media lockdown of Obama’s Black Left Critics By: Bruce a. Dixon Article Reprint Tavis Smiley announced on January 6 that the annual State of the Black Union event, held in early
Read moreFDA Approves New Weight Loss Pill
Associated Press Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical’s anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over
Read morePut US Jobs Above DC Partisanship
Citizens need support from Government By: Jesse Jackson Sr. Article Reprint This economy is in trouble. The jobs picture is getting worse, not better. Europe is headed into recession. China, India and Brazil are slowing.
Read moreVerizon Offering Buyouts to 1,700 Employees
Associated Press Article Reprint Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. is offering buyouts to 1,700 workers, mainly call-center employees and technicians, as it continues to shrink its wireline business. The offer applies to less than 1
Read moreJay-Z Influence on the Nets Eclipse his Ownership Stake
With Arena, Rapper Rewrites Celebrity Investors’ Playbook By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Article Reprint When the developer Bruce Ratner set out to buy the New Jersey Nets and build an arena for them in Brooklyn, he
Read moreUS Should End all Aid to Israel
Former US Senator against American Support for Middle East By: Sherwood Ross Article Reprint The U.S. should end all aid to Israel if it attacks Iran, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk says. It should
Read moreDon’t Play for a Pro Team. Own it
List of Blacks who invested in sports teams, or came close to it Courtesy of www.Root.com Article Reprint A number of African Americans have tried to buy NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball teams. Only
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