Washington Informer
Although February 14 is typically remembered for Valentine Day, this year that date brought new findings on the cumulative costs of the Great Recession – $13 trillion in cumulative losses in household wealth and high unemployment are the result…
"It is easily seen, that if every member of the race strove to make himself successful in business, he would contribute much toward smoothing the pathway of his own and future generations." – Booker T. Washington Isn't it time Black…
Why do Black Americans allow the war on drugs unfair toll on people of color to continue? Instead of putting a stop to the racial disparities and arrests, prosecutions, imprisonments, and lack of rehabilitation programs, Blacks have unknowingly…
"Direct my footsteps according to your Word" – Psalm 119:133 The gospel song, "Order My Feet in Your Word," happens to be a popular tune. It's a good theme for life and a personal request to…
Sodexo is the world leader in Quality of Life Services and the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in North America. Founded in 1966, Sodexo is a $20 billion-a-year firm and the world's 22nd largest employer.…
There's considerable confusion surrounding President Obama's record on spending, debt, and deficits. First time around, Barack Obama campaigned for president on a promise "to cut annual federal budget deficits in half by the end" of his term. As we start…
Have you gone to see "Django Unchained" yet? Activist Dick Gregory called the current box office smash "brilliant," while filmmaker Spike Lee said it was "offensive to my ancestors." All the while, the force behind Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino, is…
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." If eight years have passed and you are looking at the same skyline and infrastructure, surely it's time you looked at the people you have…
African-American sports pundit, Rob Parker created a clamor and got himself suspended for saying on live television: "My question is ... Is he a brother or is he a cornball brother? He's not real ... He's kinda Black, but he's…
Starting during the 1930s, the Mitchells of Washington were close friends with Edward Kennedy Ellington's family. So, in 2009 when the Duke Ellington Commemorative Quarter was to be distributed, the Ellington family selected the Mitchell's Industrial Bank on the historic…
If Sen. Timothy Eugene Scott is the GOP standard bearer in the 2016 presidential elections will any Black Americans vote for him? The appointment of Scott to a U.S. Senate seat representing South Carolina is the Republicans most recent example…
WASHINGTON -- U.S. shoppers spent cautiously this holiday season for the worst year-over-year performance since 2008, a disappointment for retailers who slashed prices to lure people into stores and now must hope for a post-Christmas burst of spending. Sales of…
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