The housing crisis hit Hispanics and blacks much harder than it did whites! As Congress and the White House wrestle whether to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans, a new analysis of Census data shows that the wealth gaps between whites and blacks and Hispanics widened dramatically during the... Read more...
Mumia Abu Jamal - Why Jobs Bill Ain't Enough When Pres. Barack H. Obama made his speech before a joint session of Congress on his jobs bill, he spoke with an intensity that has seemed to be missing since inauguration day, 2009. The reason is simple: the worsening economy, joined with the gnawin... Read more...
009 in the United States, Black household median wealth was $5,677 while White households are worth 20 times more at $113,149 At the present rate of closure, average Black households will never, EVER catch up to White households in wealth! The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grow... Read more...
As bad as the last recession has been for Blacks in America, recovery might be worse. In the absence of federal policy interventions and without an effective "trickle-up" stimulus plan, Blacks will not only have lost ground during this recession, they will also continue to lose ground during and aft... Read more...
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently b... Read more...
Pennsylvania is one step closer to finding out just how much teacher cheating occurred on its 2009 standardized tests as cities nationwide try to make sense of the phenomenon. On Monday, the state reported that it had received 83 percent of districts' internal probes into schools suspected of cheat... Read more...
009 American science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially backed by Summit Enter... Read more...
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles. Director: Jeff Stilson Writers: Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, and 3 more credits » Stars: Chris Rock, Maya Angelou and Al Sharpton Read more...
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19/08/2011,
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Black Star Project, a Chicago-based organization that launched the Million Father March, which encourages fathers to escort their children to school on the first day of class, now wants fathers to make an additional commitment to their children's education. "We are asking fathers and other si... Read more...