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"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." This famous quote from Frederick Douglass brings to mind the predicament of Black folks in this country relative to those upon whom we depend to put…
What is it about Democratic presidents and Black women that result in the women always being thrown under the bus? Black women gave President Obama 96 percent of their vote in 2012 – compared to 87 percent for Black…
Whenever I hear the word "Mississippi," my ears perk up. I am drawn by bonds of love to all things Mississippi – the place of my birth. Three – totaling two full hours – of nine nationally distributed documentaries…
Do not turn your eyes from the horror of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn. Twenty children, their teachers and aides, their school principal shot repeatedly, in some cases beyond recognition, by a 20-year-old wielding a semiautomatic…
A compassionate and tearful President Obama minced no words following the Sandy Hook, Connecticut school massacre and demanded action. Though Obama did not specify what action he had in mind, the action that has and will again spark colossal debate…
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Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Special to The Informer from New America Media
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Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Special to The Informer from New America Media
While the District of Columbia's traditional public school system plans to shutter 20 public school buildings, Friendship Public Charter School is opening a new school building on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast. Friendship is the region's largest nonprofit…
Wilson Disqualification Hit the Mark Elton Hayes's "Wilson Football Takes a Hit" article, published in the Nov. 29 edition, really shed light on the District's problem with ineligible players from Maryland who participate in District public school athletics. This has…
Newark, New Jersey Mayor, Corey Booker, following the example of Phoenix, Arizona Mayor, Greg Stanton, is accepting a challenge to live on a $35 food stamp budget for one week. Mr. Mayor will add to his resume of shoveling…
I am constantly amazed by the lack of any meaningful, insightful post-election analysis on the various media outlets (radio, TV, newspapers). You would think that everyone is hanging out at the same places because all the analysis seems to…
Even though the Electoral College does not meet until Dec. 17 to officially ratify President Barack Obama's landslide electoral victory Nov. 6; and even though he won't be inaugurated to begin his second term until Jan. 21, 2013, we…
By now, it's old news that Kasandra Perkins was murdered by Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher, who was her boyfriend and the father of her daughter. By now we've read about how great a teammate Belcher was,…
It should be embarrassing enough that President Obama and House Republicans postponed making tough fiscal decisions by kicking the can down the road to New Year's Day – when certain automatic budget cuts will go into effect unless they…
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