As anyone who has followed me knows, I have been extremely critical of President Obama’s non-engagement with the Black community. Obama has deliberately ignored the plight...
The memories from Essence Festival 2012 are still fresh for those who attended the annual four-day event of entertainment, empowerment, and culture in New Orleans. D’Angelo...
In September 2011, Nielsen and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) released The State of the African-American Consumer. It was the first of three reports designed...
Cheneta Jones is one of gospel music’s newest voices. She started her singing career as a member of an R & B group but changed genres...
As an organization, the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc. represents the interests of over 200,000 businesses — most of which would be categorized as “small.” We have...
Prof. Margaret Barton-Burke, Ph.D., is the Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Oncology Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She has been a pioneer in...
[two_third last=”no”]June 28, 2012 will go down in history as the date the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 5-4 ruling that upholds the law many media...
Now that Romney is the defacto nominee for the Republican Party, I have been reflecting on the state of the presidential race as it enters the...
The United States of America celebrates its 236th birthday this year. Its unlikely beginning as a rebellious breakaway from England is often cited as an early...
Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver is Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. He and his colleagues are busy preparing for the National Democratic Convention and this year’s...