Article Archive for June 2009
New Haven, Conn., is a city in which African-Americans and Hispanics account for nearly 60 percent of the population; yet, by order of the U.S. Supreme Court, the city must be served –”as it was in the days of undisguised discrimination — by a fire department in which members of racial and ethnic minorities are rarely seen in command positions.” Today’s ruling is deeply flawed and should not be the law of the land.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that HUD is approving plans submitted by state housing finance agencies for $1,035,322,485 to jump start affordable housing programs in states throughout the country that are currently stalled due to the economic recession. Funded through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), HUD’s new Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP)
Bravo’s hit series ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta” returns for a second season on Thursday, July 30 at 10pm ET/PT. Returning housewife Lisa Wu Hartwell and new housewife Kandi Burruss will be participating in a press conference call on Thursday, July 16 at 1pm ET/PT. Below is the call-in information, please let me know if you plan to participate.
We just lost probably the singular most successful, iconic, influential, creative, and transcendent figure of modern history. For those of us in our 30′s and 40′s, Michael Jackson is the bassline and rhythm to the soundtrack of our lives.
Critics of President Barack Obama, mostly Republicans, are seething because he has not been more forceful in ripping the theocratic leadership in Iran for its forceful handling of protesters who are angry with what they see as a stolen election. What these shortsighted naysayers should do is go pick up a history book or take a quick trip to Langley, Va., and let the CIA tell them our own sordid past with Iran.
Would you change it so your parents are home with you more, or would you take them on a far-away vacation? Maybe you’d make the sky green and the grass red or you’d make a No-Bedtime Before Nine O’Clock rule. Perhaps you’d give everyone jobs and food, or you’d be sure that there was no war, ever again.
In one of the darkest moments of our lives we find it hard to find the words appropriate to this sudden tragedy we all had to encounter. Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee releases this statement in response to the tragic death of musical icon Michael Jackson. “Micheal Jackson was a living musical genius who exuded and offered to the world much kindness. Many times he may have been misunderstood for the kind of joy that he wanted to give to others and in particular the joy he wanted to give to the people around the world.
Chaired by attorney Brian Cweren, the group met recently at the museum, consisted of more than 30 local civic leaders, representing a range of different interests committed to expanding awareness of the museum, annihilating hate and opening it as a meeting place.
The USA Rice Federation on Monday presented the Chairman’s Award of Excellence to H-E-B Grocery at the 110th USA Rice Millers’ Association annual convention. The award recognizes the company’s dedication to promoting American-grown rice in its stores for more than a decade through National Rice Month and special promotions such as Cinco De Mayo.
Starting Sunday, June 28, inspectors and investigators from the Fire Marshal’s office will patrol the City to remind people of the firework laws and to answer questions. If there are any fireworks found, they will be confiscated.
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-18th) of Texas has declared her support of the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (HR 2057), it was announced today by Kathleen Schmatz, President and CEO of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA).
Ants aren’t the only little creatures that can spoil a summer picnic, said a food safety expert with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
Rice University’s business school, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management has officially changed its name to the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business. In conjunction with the name change, the school has adopted a new logo and Web site.
As the news confirms the passing of Michael Jackson, the mood of the industry quickly becomes somber. Disbelief, shock, and states of confusion have all dissipated, and the reality of it all is slowly making its way into the hearts of all who knew his name.
Classic Michael Jackson This is Why Michael is The King Of Pop and The World’s Greatest Entertainer
Michael Jackson and James Brown Two of the Greats Now Dead
The Xi Kappa Lambda Educational Foundation will hold its 21st Annual Scholarship Gala to raise funds to support scholarships for graduating Fort Bend County high school seniors. Hosted by Xi Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, located in Missouri City, the scholarship gala is themed on the Harlem Renaissance, a growth era of the 20’s through 40’s in music, art, and poetic expression experienced in the African-American community. Attendance at the event has traditionally been between 350 to 400 participants, inclusive of professional, civic, and educational leaders of the community
A dialogue began in the black community in 2008. Through groundbreaking reporting, CNN brought to the forefront the disparities facing the black man, the black woman, and the entire black family in the four hour television debut of “Black in America.
