From the daily archives: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer A newly-released analysis from Bread for the World explores connections between hunger and poverty in the African-American community to that in Africa. The analysis, titled “Shared History, Shared Experiences: Hunger and Poverty Among African-Americans and Africans,” compares hunger and poverty in three African nations to that in [...]
by Kalin Thomas Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Voice ATLANTA – Former SCLC president Isaac Farris spoke in detail for the first time publicly about the infighting plaguing the civil rights organization, saying the group’s leadership is dishonoring the memory of his uncle, SCLC co-founder Dr. Martin Luther King [...]
(Austin, TX) – The NAACP commended a federal court’s decision to block the use of new redistricting maps approved by the Texas legislature and Texas Attorney General, based on evidence of discrimination. “We now have a recent decision of coordinated discrimination on behalf of a governmental body in a jurisdiction covered by the Voting Rights [...]
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. (NNPA) – Rep. James Clyburn, the third most powerful member of Congress, charges that from the moment President Obama assumed office, Republicans in Congress placed party politics ahead of the interests of the nation. In an interview last week [...]
by Julie Pace, Associated Press | September 4, 2012 at 11:18 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michelle Obama’s message: President Barack Obama is just like you. “Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it,” the first lady told the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in an address intended to reassure voters that her husband [...]
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