Voices
- Created on 25 January 2012
The power of the Black consumer “Red Tails”
When the African-American community heard George Lucas of “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” fame couldn't easily get "Red Tails" financed because of the all-Black cast, they promised to support the film in droves. The film placed No
- Created on 21 January 2012
A Jobs Bail Out for Blacks!
According to a 2011 study by the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California, “Any analysis of the impact to society of additional layoffs in the public sector as a strategy to address the fiscal crisis should take into a
- Created on 11 January 2012
“On the Eve of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday”
These words and thoughts might very well be spoken by the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he challenged America four decades ago in preparation for the “poor people's campaign” of 1968. He urgently reminded America “that nothing
- Created on 21 January 2012
Birthday Wishes for 2012
People say that birthdays are for looking forward to gifts. Here are 40 I would like to see put in place for Dr. King's birthday in 2012 and beyond.
- Created on 06 January 2012
Re-enrolling dropouts is one way to end the cycle of poverty, prison
Three years ago, Chicago Public Schools student Devonta Roebuck was a sophomore cutting class, hanging out with the wrong crowd and on academic probation. Figuring he would never get his grades up at Kenwood Academy, he dropped out but re-enrolled in an a
