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The Ebony Power 150

 2009

The “Ebony Power 150” was compiled by the editors of Ebony, in consultation with national experts and leaders in their fields. Being on the list does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of any particular individual or ideology.

Two criteria gui...   Read More >>

Some blacks may sit out if Obama loses nomination

DAVID LIGHTMAN AND WILLIAM DOUGLAS

McClatchy Newspapers

INDIANAPOLIS --Some black voters are making it very clear: They're concerned that Barack Obama is going to be denied the Democratic presidential nomination that they see as rightfully his, and if that happens, a lot of them may stay home in November.

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The Hutchinson Report: Result of Excessively Imprisoning Black Youth Before Trials Has Been Catastrophic

Date: Friday, May 02, 2008

By: Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Special to

BlackAmericaWeb.com

On Sept. 4, 21-year-old Joshua Pomier will have served nearly four years in a detention center near San Bernardino, California. Pomier is charged with multiple counts of car theft and robbery.

There are two deeply troubling problems with the amount...   Read More >>

Why I fight MS...making a difference for my dad's memory

By Nadia Cayce

Nadia Cayce is a delightful committed young woman who has requested her story to be posted on the LaRuelist Report. Since we connect our community once person at a time...we share this story with you.

Having multiple sclerosis means th...   Read More >>

Ex-senator mum on reported Walters affair

By Frazier Moore (AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward Brooke declined to comment Friday about whether he had an affair with Barbara Walters in the 1970s

"I have had a lifetime policy and practice of not discussing my personal and private life, or the personal...   Read More >>

Prominent black lawmaker scolds Bill Clinton

By Alexander Mooney CNN

(CNN) -- The most powerful African-American in Congress again scolded former President Bill Clinton for his comments during the Democratic presidential race.

And he said he's concerned that the venomous nature of the campaign might create...   Read More >>

In Changing Economy, Graduate School Becoming a Necessity

Published on Diverse Education.com

by Michelle Nealy

Apr 25, 2008, 23:17

Black students largest minority graduate students in 2006

Access to graduate education is an invaluable resource for this generation of Americans. For the “public good” of the nation, the...   Read More >>

Black Daddies power

Role Models: Keeping men in their children's lives

Raised by a single mom, Brandon Hay felt lost when his first son was born. By founding a new club, as Amy Lazar reports, he gives black fathers a place to turn

By Amy Lazar

Special to The Globe and Mail

April 26, 2008

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Black TV News

Is America ready for a 24-hour black cable news network?

By George Alexander

Black Enterprise

April 25, 2008 -- Cable and network television news programs have often been chided for their lack of adequate coverage of issues and topics most important to African Americans. That could soon chan...   Read More >>

A Nightmare of their Own Making

(Smoked Filled Rooms II)

By Michael C. Dawson | TheRoot.com

April 24, 2008-- How will black voters react if Obama retains the lead in delegates, popular votes, states won, and money raised, but the superdelegates give Clinton the nomination?

They're working. T...   Read More >>

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