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Black members of Congress might ask themselves why, as they concluded their annual conference over the weekend, Barack Obama hasn’t done more for African-Americans. They bear some of the blame. Last week Rep. Emanuel Cleaver admitted that African-American members of Congress hold Obama to a lower standard because the President is black. Pointing to the historic level of African-American unemployment, ...

By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III A recently released video captured Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney candidly speaking to potential donors at a $50,000 per plate fundraiser.  He answered questions about immigration, the Palestinian/Israeli conflict; expected benefits from his anticipated victory, and other issues. When asked about immigration Romney is now on the record as saying, “[If] you have no ...

In this 2012 election, most of the focus is on the top of the ticket.  Can President Obama maintain, or increase his lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney?  Will “deep pockets” Romney prevaricate enough in his ubiquitous advertising to turn the tide? Recent news suggests fundraising for Mr. Romney has recently faltered.  That, too, is the fodder for national news ...

Melissa Harris-Perry The stakes are high for students unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire.

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” “Change does ...

“It is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.” “Frankly, I have never seen as much hatred and hostility on the part of so many people.” (Dr. King in Chicago) -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. STRIKE: Reason #2 Do you know this guy by name? His name was Oliver L. Brown. He was a ...

By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses Venus and Serena Williams have chosen to withdraw their support for a movie that chronicles their rise from Compton to their current super stardom as tennis and fashion “it girls”. As is characteristic of the Williams sisters, they have not been vocal about the documentary nor their reasons for not supporting it. It is being reported that ...

Maybe it’s because my mother was a teacher for the Tulsa public school system for 27 years, but I feel connected to the teachers striking in Chicago. I remember seeing her struggle to teach in an over- sized classroom with outdated books and no air conditioning. Maybe that’s why I get disgusted when I see and hear the pundits characterize the ...

By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III The Huffington Post and other sources have reported that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu requested a meeting with President Obama to discuss tightening restrictions on Iran and President Obama has rejected his request. Netanyahu has been trying to get the Obama administration to support Israel’s attempt to set a “red line” or boundary around Iran’s ...

Royal Writers Organization Brings Online Mentoring To Groups and Individuals Professional writers in the arts bring students ages 5-18 their personal experiences and lessons via virtual classroom. New York, NY September 11, 2012:  Royal Writers is a non-profit organization offering creative art writing workshops to children ages 5-18 in their online environment at http://www.royalwriters.org.  The program brings online workshops lead ...