From the daily archives: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By Christopher Jaton and Sopecam Douala Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer Since the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations (COP) in 1994, recognition of the potential threat of climate change has grown steadily among states. However, progress in addressing this threat has not [...]
By Kimetha Hill, Staff Writer Special to the NNPA from the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint After relishing in an amazing evening with Mrs. Myrlie Evers-Williams last Thursday, the NAACP, BCA and other local Black organizations rallied hundreds San Diegans together to celebrate the christening of the USNS Medgar Evers T-AKE 13. This momentous event [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper President Obama’s top drug policy advisor will hold a media briefing on Nov. 21 at the Office of National Drug Control Policy to share new approaches to America’s drug war. Gil Kerlikowske, director of National Drug Control Policy, will share data regarding the disproportionate impact our nation’s [...]
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer A coalition of more than 100 colleges and universities are fighting to persuade Congress and the special supercommittee not to cut $85 million or more in federal funding. The coalition consists of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund [...]
The University of California, Davis, said on Sunday that two police officers had been placed on administrative leave after using pepper spray on seated protesters in a widely recorded encounter on Friday afternoon.Reflecting widespread anger over the police behavior, the university chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi, said Sunday that she would insist that the [...]
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. As you all know, last summer I signed a law that will cut nearly $1 trillion of spending over the next 10 years. Part of that law also required Congress to reduce the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion by the end of this year. In September, I sent them a [...]
According to Interim Superintendent Dr. Emma Louie, an incident occurred at Greene County High School on the morning of November 18, 2011. One student was injured, treated at Greene County High Hospital and released. “The situation is under control,” said Dr. Louie, “The principal, other school personnel and superintendent have taken every precaution for the [...]
In a May 2011 draft report by the Fulton County (GA) District Attorney’s Office, Public Integrity Unit, on its investigation of the National Office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) finds that former chairman, Rev. Raleigh Trammell of Dayton, Ohio and ex-treasurer, Spiver Gordon of Eutaw, Alabama did not commit any [...]
Pastor Joe Webb, long-time employee of the Greene County School System, was named as Transportation Supervisor effective November 28, 2011. He replaces James “Dee” Powell, who retired recently. The meeting opened with a financial report from CSFO Shane Martin. According to Martin, the system presently has a cash and cash equivalency of $13 million. Funds [...]
Special to the Democrat by John Zippert, Co-Publisher More than 300 community leaders from across Alabama gathered Saturday at the Ralph David Abernathy Auditorium on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery to discuss the problems facing people in Alabama, the possible solutions to those problems and ways to mobilize people [...]
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