From the monthly archives: April 2012
At its regular meeting on April 10, 2012, the Eutaw City Council discussed developing a ‘Gun Buy Back’ program to deter and reduce crime. The proposal was made by Police Chief Derick Coleman. “ We are suggesting set aside funds to buy back guns for $50 to $100 each, to get these dangerous weapons off [...]
The Greene County School Board, at its regular meeting on April 16, approved the termination of a new contract beween Teach for America and the Board. According to Superintendent Dr. Emma Louie, this does not mean that the program will be discontinued. It will continue with the five teachers hired under the contract [...]
By Josh Katzenstein, The Detroit News A Pontiac, Michigan charter school teacher said she lost her job because of a fundraising idea to honor Trayvon Martin, the teen shot in Florida. The firing has generated national attention. The Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center demanded Monday that Brooke Harris be reinstated and a petition at change.org [...]
New York, NY – The following is a statement from ColorOfChange.org Executive Director Rashad Robinson: “The ColorOfChange community is thrilled to learn that Mars has ended its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council. We began communicating with Mars, Inc. in January, and today’s announcement confirms that when corporate leaders become educated about ALEC’s role [...]
President Barack Obama issued a statement on Monday night, April 16, 2012, after the U. S. Senate voted 51 to 45 to close debate and vote on his proposal (60 votes are required) for a minumim 30% tax on the incomes of persons earning more than a million dollars. This proposal was called the ‘Buffett [...]
By Joan H. Allen Special to NNPA from the Daily Challenge NEW YORK (NNPA) – Elizabeth Catlett, an icon in the civil rights and Black arts movements died on April 2 at her home in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She is best known for her Black expressionist sculpture and prints and images of the [...]
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Two investigators working for Florida Special Prosecutor Angela Corey in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin have filed court documents saying George Zimmerman, who was arrested last week, “profiled” the Black youth in Sanford, FL. Zimmerman, who had been free since killing Martin on Feb. [...]
At their regular meeting on Monday, April 9, the Greene County Commission approved a request from the Greene County Board of Education to publish a Notice of Public Hearing (see page 3 this issue) and to institute other actions to allow the voters of Greene County to vote on a 3 mill increase in ad [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Apr. 3 (GIN) – Western media pundits have all but crowned Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria for the position of World Bank president. If selected, she would be the first African to hold the position traditionally held by a U.S. citizen If selected, she would be [...]
By Teresa Wiltz Special to the NNPA from America’s Wire WASHINGTON—A generation gap in several states between older whites and younger Latinos and African-Americans has race relations experts concerned that age differences in the population are influencing spending and public policy in areas such as education, transportation, immigration and infrastructure. As the United States rapidly [...]
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