Walter E. Fauntroy, the former District delegate to Congress and civil rights legend who left Washington in 2012 for the Persian Gulf — leaving his aging wife in debt and eluding a criminal charge in Maryland — vowed in his first interview in four years that he is coming home next week.
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Sale of Ebony, Jet Opens ‘Next Chapter’ for African-American Publications
Johnson Publishing announced the sale of its African-American lifestyle magazines on Tuesday. The new owner, a private equity firm, says it intends to continue their legacy.
View MoreWorking to Avoid Foreclosure: City of Detroit to hold Property Tax Assistance Fair
The City of Detroit, in an effort to ease some homeowners’ property tax burden and prevent the threat of foreclosure, will host a Property Tax Assistance Fair.
View MoreCornel West: Black America’s Neo-Liberal Sleepwalking Is Coming To An End
In this exclusive, Cornel West talks Bernie Sanders’ Neo-Populism, Donald Trump’s Neo-Fascism – and sweeping away the myopic careerism and chronic narcissism that prevented any serious critique of Obama’s Neo-Liberalism.
View MoreThe List of 358 Obama Accomplishments So Far, With Citations – Progressive Coast to Coast
In 2008, we elected the most progressive president in history. And regardless of the negativity, when you actually look at the record, there has been a lot of progress since January 20, 2009.
View MoreHas Obama Ignored African American Concerns? Nope. Here’s the Evidence.
When he gave the commencement address recently at Howard University, President Obama spoke about race and the interests of African Americans in the United States.
View MoreDespite Racism, Black People Are More Optimistic About The Future than Anyone Else
Two recent studies have found a new racial divide facing America right now—namely, the optimism gap.
View MoreKamala Harris Claims Runoff Spot in California Senate Race
California U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris easily captured one of two spots in the November runoff Tuesday, moving the state attorney general into a potentially historic election.
View MoreState Replaces Cell With Classroom In New Effort To Reduce Recidivism
Inmates are trading bars for books in a new program designed to ease their reentry into civilian life.
View MoreAre African-Americans Locked Out? State of Black America Report
The National Urban League’s 2016 State of Black America Report, ‘Locked Out: Education, Jobs, & Justice,’ which was released on Tuesday.
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