ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated Press Many African-Americans are expressing outrage over a testy exchange between President Donald Trump and a veteran black journalist, with many considering the incident to be the latest indication of his inability to relate to them. Already skeptical of Trump, many blacks said they were exasperated
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In 1892, Mr. George E. Taylor was positioned as an Independent Republican. He, along with Frederick Douglass and Charles Ferguson carried recommendations from Black Independent Republicans to the Platform Committee of the National Republican Party. That committee rejected ALL of their recommendations. Mr. Taylor's 1904 campaign was unsuccessful. The National
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02/14/2017 09:10 am ET, Dedrick Muhammad , Director of the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative and Host of the Race and Wealth podcast of CFED Co-written by David Ashaolu, Intern, Racial Wealth Divide Initiative As we celebrate the another Black History Month 2017, a positive light will once again be shined
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February 8, 2017 Written by Stacie Pierpoint This year’s Black History Month theme “Crisis in Education,” set by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), examines the role that education has played in the history of African Americans from times of slavery, through the Civil War, to
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Abhinav Kini, International Business Times, Sun, Feb 12 Former world number one Andy Roddick believes Serena Williams should be regarded in the same vein as Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali as the greatest athlete of all time. Serena Williams recently won the 2017 Australian Open, beating her sister Venus Williams
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Spencer Wiggins 2:02 p.m. CT Feb. 11, 2017 Donald Trump’s swearing in as the 45th president reminded me that with each new person who assumes this position of being the elected leader of the free world, especially after such a tumultuous election season, we as a nation must move forward and
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Gretel Kauffman February 2, 2017 —Wednesday marked the start of Black History Month, the annual event dedicated to the study and celebration of centuries of African American contributions and experiences. Does this celebration, officially begun 41 years ago, hold more – or less – relevance today? As the country grapples
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Jacob Siegal, BGR News Nearly two weeks after addressing the United States from the White House for the last time, Obama has broken his silence. In a statement delivered via spokesperson Kevin Lewis, Obama has praised Americans who are “exercising their Constitutional right to assemble” in light of President Trump’s immigration ban. Here’s is
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01/28/2017 09:08 pm ET Dave R. Jacobson Huffington Post, Democratic Strategist, Campaign Consultant and Political Analyst based in Los Angeles, California. Co-Authored by Maclen Zilber, Democratic Strategist and Campaign Consultant based in Hollywood, CA Under the less than ten day old Trump presidency, it seems that every day there’s a
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Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) – Gambian President Adama Barrow said Saturday that every aspect of his tiny west African state would need an overhaul after ex-leader Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule, but that its dreaded secret police would remain. Barrow faces an uphill task after taking over from Jammeh, who left behind
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