21May2013
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The One: Central Park Five’s Korey Wise
Korey Wise sits smirking through a one-man play, saying “hmph!” and “ummm” now and then. Youth groups, activists, and college students have packed the auditorium at the National Black Theatre in Harlem. Wise wi...
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Obama’s Troubles Aren’t Comparable to ‘Watergate’
George Curry
The Obama administration deserves to be richly criticized for surreptitiously obtaining the telephone records of reporters for the Associated Press, especially for bypassing court proceedings that would have allowed executives of the news organizations an opportunity to at least argue against releasing the documents. It was also wrong to single out conservative organizations for special IRS scrutiny. In case you haven’t noticed, the names of practically all Black professional organizations begin with the word “National.” That’s...
05-20-2013
Read moreBlack Empowerment ‘At Last’ – or Last?
Julianne Malveaux
When Beyonce Knowles sang the Etta James song “At Last” at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the song could have had several meanings. At last we have an African-American president? At last, the muscle of the Black vote has been flexed? At last, there is some hope for our country to come together with the mantra “Yes, We Can”. Watching the President and First Lady Michelle Obama slow dance to the romantic standard reminded us that...
05-17-2013
Read moreCleveland’s Charles Ramsey: Hood or Hero?
George Curry
When some of us saw the first video of Charles Ramsey, the colorful Black dishwasher in Cleveland who is being celebrated as a hero for rescuing three White women captives from horrid conditions in a Cleveland house, we had a flashback to Antoine Dodson, who became a flamboyant Internet sensation after saving his sister from a would-be rapist in their Huntsville, Ala., housing apartment, and Sweet Brown, who barely escaped a fire in her Oklahoma...
05-14-2013
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2013 WNBA.com GMs Taps Phoenix Mercury To Win Title
If the WNBA's general managers are accurate prognosticators, the Phoenix Mercury will be taking part in a parade in October. The Mercury, with No. 1 overall draft pick Brittney Griner in the fold, collected 33 percent of the votes as the team most likely to win the WNBA Finals presented by Boost Mob...
Braves Keep Finding New (and Interesting) Ways to Win at The Ted
What was supposed to be a sunny afternoon end to a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday was anything but.
After more than an hour of watching the rain come down on Turner Field and a full hour and 42 minutes after the game was scheduled to start, the Atlanta Braves took the fie...
Business
How to Know When You Need a Contract
Knowing when a contract is necessary and when a simple handshake will do the trick can often be tricky. There are times when an agreement will do the trick and there are others when it's not only prudent, but absolutely necessary to have something in writing. Legal professional Rachel Rodgers, who w...
Richard Gregory New VP of Revenue at Quixey
Bay area businessman Richard Gregory is moving to a new home. The former executive at Spotify and a previous member of Google's team is moving to Quixey, a new app search platform.
News of Gregory's move was previously reported by BlackEnterprise.com:
"Mobile app discovery company Quixey announced on ...
Viewpoints
Dear Miami: Respect is a Two-Way Street
As Memorial Day approaches, I can’t help but think about Miami’s unofficial Urban Beach Week. It’s the largest urban festival in the world, drawing about 350,000 guests to South Beach. Of the 14 years of its existence, I have patronized Collins Avenue, Washington Ave, and Ocean Drive eno...
Protecting Black Americans’ Right to Compete
It’s no coincidence that in the next few weeks the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to affirmative action in higher education and also a challenge to the most important provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Historically speaking, such challenges are what’s to be expected when Black A...
Praise
Sony Settles Suit Filed By Lawyer For Gospel Artists
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled a lawsuit filed in 2005 by attorney James J. Walker of Walker and Associates, a Black-owned, Atlanta-based law firm that represents gospel artists. After almost a decade of litigation, the settlement is a major win in the battle for the rights of urban artist...
Minute Meditation: Prayer To Ease Worries
Struggling with repeated worries can be a real challenge. The following prayer invites God to calm and guide those who struggle with anxiety. Worry is a continuous pattern of ineffective thought. Worrying is unresolved thought that leaves you unproductive.
"God of power, calm my mind. Let me rest in ...
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