National: Milwaukee Has the Highest Unemployment Rate; Justices Hear...
Milwaukee has the highest unemployment rate . More than half of the working-age African-American males in greater Milwaukee are not employed, according to a university report released Sunday....
View ArticleNational: Ohio Veterans Group to Honor Black Soldiers; Laura Bush and...
Ohio Veterans group to honor Black soldiers. The Dayton African American Legacy Institute will for the first time honor Black soldiers at an Armistice Day memorial program. The program honors local...
View ArticleSupreme Court Makes Decision on Obama
A lawsuit focusing on an alleged mystery about whether or not President-elect Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen has been tossed. The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would not hear the case and...
View ArticleSenator Apologizes Over Foot in Mouth
Sen. Jim Bunning scrambled Monday to clean up for his seemingly cold-blooded prognosis of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “I apologize if my comments offended Justice Ginsburg,” the...
View ArticleWe Learn of Some Supreme Court Candidates
Although President Obama is still tight-lipped about whom he will choose to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, the public is getting a little glimpse of his thinking. The...
View ArticleUrban League Calls for Speedy Confirmation of Sotomayor
The head of the National Urban League Wednesday praised President Obama’s choice of Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. The civil rights and social-justice...
View ArticleNews From Around the Web: Jan. 24 Edition
In today’s top news, The Help’s stars nab Oscar nominations, New Jersey gets its first openly gay high court judge and Rev. Jesse Jackson says “occupy for MLK.” The Help stars Viola Davis and Octavia...
View ArticleNews From Around the Web: Feb. 22 Edition
In today’s top news, the Obamas open up the White House to blues music, the Supreme Court will consider a new challenge to affirmative action and Roland Martin’s on-air apology for his offensive Super...
View ArticleNews From Around the Web: March 28 Edition
In today’s top news, Chaka Khan and friends record Trayvon Martin tribute, Magic Johnson and partners make record purchase of L.A. Dodgers for $2 billion and the Supreme Court holds its final day of...
View ArticleNews From Around the Web: April 23 Edition
In today’s top news, George Zimmerman is released on bail, trial begins in Maryland for two white brothers accused of beating a Black teen and trial also begins today for William Balfour, the accused...
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