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First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 49 mins ago - 2 reports

NC Black jobless rate twice higher

BY CASH MICHAELSOF THE WILMINGTON JOURNALIn a shocking report released just last week, despite clear signs that North Carolina is in an economic recovery, African-American unemployment in the Tar Heel state was 17.3 percent – one in six black workers ... [Published Wilmington Journal - 49 mins ago]

Entities: African-Americans, Jobless Rate, Unemployment

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 4 reports

New York Police Department

NYC stop-and-frisk data: Whites more likely to carry weapons and drugs

Court, Crime, Police, USAData compiled by the New York Police Department as a result of the city’s controversial focus on stop-and-frisk measures has shown that those suspects who were white were more often to be found in possession of weapons and dr ... [Published Russia Today - 5 hours ago]

Entities: New York Police Department, African-Americans, Christopher McCormick, Pedro Serrano, Contraband

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 3 reports

Barack Obama

E.W. Jackson: Three-Fifths Clause An ‘Anti-Slavery Amendment’

The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia has called the Constitutions original clause to count blacks as three-fifths of a person an anti-slavery amendment. In an April 28, 2011 statement while he was a Senate candidate, conservative ... [Published Newsvine - 8 hours ago]

Entities: African-Americans, Racism, Barack Obama

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 5 reports

Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago board votes to close 50 schools

Chicago Teachers Union opposed to closuresAuthor: By CNN StaffREUTERS/Phil Noble(CNN) -The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools, a controversial move that drew sharp criticism from the city's teachers union.The vote comes two ... [Published News8000.com - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Chicago, Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 reports

Anne Arundel County achievement gap narrows

African-American students appear to be making progress in the classroom in Anne Arundel County, but is it enough for civil rights leaders? ... [Published WBAL Channel - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Anne Arundel, African-Americans, Civil Rights

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 7 reports

Obama Got 'Black' at Morehouse But Didn't Speak the Truth

is a black conservative woman living in Washington, D.C. and is a communications consultant and editor and publisher of conservativeblackchick.com.By Crystal Wright , CP Op-Ed ContributorMay 22, 2013|1:04 pmWow, after five years of his loyal constituents ... [Published Christian Post - 15 hours ago]

Entities: African-Americans, Barack Obama, Jobless Rate, Crystal Wright

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 reports

Republican Party (US)

The state’s turning blue. But the GOP can’t stop running to the right.

After dropping the last two presidential elections and the last three US Senate races, Virginia Republicans had good reason for optimism heading into this fall's elections: Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chair who bragged about ... [Published Mother Jones - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Mark Obenshain, Ken Cuccinelli, Tom Davis

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

African American Financial Experience Survey Reveals More Of The Same

Not much has changed since Prudential Financial last conducted its "African American Financial Experience" survey in 2011. According to the latest results of the biennial study, released Tuesday, African Americans still face competing priorities when ... [Published AOL Black Voices - May 21 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, American Financial Group Inc, Experience

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Ad Council Raises Autism Awareness

ad council, advertising, african american, health, hispanicsThe Ad Council has partnered with Autism Speaks and two agencies, BBDONew York and LatinWorks, to expand Autism Speaks’ “Learn the Signs” campaign with public service advertisements specifically ... [Published Media Post - May 21 2013]

Entities: Ad Council, Autism, Autism Speaks, African-Americans, Hispanics

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Blacks more financially confident, but underserved

While the average African-American is feeling more financially secure, many still feel neglected by the financial industry, new research shows.Blacks more financially confident, but... 1minJPMorgan's Dimon wins by a landslide 26minInvestors shift ... [Published WISN Milwaukee - May 21 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, Jamie Dimon, student loan, Landslide

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Some Blacks Offended By Obama’s Morehouse Commencement Address

It’s not uncommon for African Americans to criticize President Barack Obama’s job performance, and the latest example of that comes on the heels of his commencement speech at Morehouse College... Read more » ... [Published Education News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Morehouse College, African-Americans

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Michelle Obama emphasises the benefits of education

Barack Obama's wife talks to students about the issue of identity and being a black AmericanWritten by Mary Isokariari 21/05/2013 07:00 AMImage Text:YES SHE CAN: Michelle Obama addresses students (PA)AMERICAN FIRST lady Michelle Obama spoke about the ... [Published Voice Online - May 21 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, Michelle Obama, Education, Frederick Douglas, Bowie State University

Quotes

"I want to see if I can be part of moving the district forward and providing some stability" Bedden said. "I don't want to add to the revolving cycle."

Looking at Wake County superintendent finalist Dana Bedden [Published Raleigh News & Observer - 1 hour ago]

...Lara said, "Just a couple of weeks ago, we had a session for firms that have been getting certified in certain priority codes like HVAC, where we don't have a whole lot of firms pre-certified."

AISD's Underutilized Business [Published Austin Chronicle - 1 hour ago]

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Dying while black in Sacramento [Published Sacramento News & Review - 7 mins ago]
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NC Black jobless rate twice higher [Published Wilmington Journal - 49 mins ago]
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Rev. Jake Manley: ‘He Will Be Missed’ [Published New Journal Guide - 1 hour ago]
Study ties poverty to bad health in inner city [Published Chattanooga Times Free Press - 2 hours ago]
May Day protestors demand representation [Published NCSU Technician - 2 hours ago]
No bank account, no health insurance? [Published HeraldNet - 2 hours ago]
Jury told to keep debating Arias' fate [Published Journal-Gazette - 2 hours ago]
Student suspected in Agoura High racist attack [Published Agoura Hills Acorn - 2 hours ago]
Council OKs new healthy living center [Published Tyler Morning Telegraph - 2 hours ago]
After 50 years, unity is still an African dream... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Pasadena Councilmember John Kennedy Community S... [Published Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal News - 2 hours ago]
Transgender student skips graduation [Published Albuquerque Journal - 2 hours ago]

Blogs

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The president’s Morehouse address [Published Right Wing News blog - 5 hours ago] President Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative to critique the political and social elements of his speech. Instead, I choose to focus on the ...
Virginia Lt. Gov. Nominee: Not Sorry for Hate S... [Published Crooks and Liars - 9 hours ago] Click here to view this media The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia says that he is a Christian and has no reason to apologize for his history against of hate speech against LGBT people, liberals and abortion providers. It ...
The “Loneliness Epidemic” [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 10 hours ago] Douthat, noting [ NYT ] that violent crimes are on the decline while suicides are up, blames increased isolation: As the University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox pointed out recently, there’s a strong link between suicide and weakened social ...
Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories [Published SeekerBlog - 12 hours ago] We don’t know the answer to the question, though society would surely be better off if there were no conspiracy theories. Maggie Koerth-Baker’s NYT Magazine essay looks at some of the research. Typically in psychology the results are fuzzy: Conspiracy ...
Senator Vitter Offers — and Senate Democrats Ac... [Published Off the Charts Blog \| Center on Budget and Poli ... - 13 hours ago] In today’s Senate debate on the farm bill, Senator David Vitter offered — and Senate Democrats accepted — an amendment that would increase hardship and will likely have strongly racially discriminatory effects. The amendment would bar from SNAP (food ...

Audio/Video

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The Stream - Meme-ifying black interviewees [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 21 2013]
The Stream - Meme-ifying black interviewees [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 16 2013]
The Butler - Trailer #1 [Published IGN Entertainment - YouTube - May 09 2013]
African-American jockey has high hopes for Ky. ... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 03 2013]
African American jockey eyes Derby win [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 02 2013]

Press Releases

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New DVD from Genealogical.com: GENERATIONS: The... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - 12 hours ago]
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Too Many African American Young Men Are 'Cut De... [Published PR Newswire - 21 hours ago]