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Holder praises slain black activist Medgar Evers
Posted by admin on June 5th, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday praised slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, saying that the black activist's vision and leadership helped make it possible for Holder and President Barack Obama to rise to the positions they now hold. Tweet This Post
Steven Spielberg Claims He Dislikes Black Actors To Get Out Of Cannes Jury Duty
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2013
CANNES, FRANCE—In a brazen attempt to avoid serving jury duty and missing work days, film director and head festival juror Steven Spielberg told the organizing committee of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival that he strongly dislikes black actors. The Onion Tweet This Post
In entire court term, justices see 1 black lawyer
Posted by admin on May 12th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just over 11 minutes. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
American Voices: Black Voting Rate Surpassed White Voting Rate In 2012
Posted by admin on May 10th, 2013
According to Census Bureau data, 66.2 percent of eligible African-American voters turned out to cast a ballot in the 2012 election, compared to 64.1 percent of eligible Caucasian voters, the first time on record that blacks have surpassed whites in voter … The Onion Tweet This Post
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Tags: 2012, American, Black, Rate, Surpassed, Voices, Voting, White 
No Comments »Woman who ran black site bypassed for top spy job
Posted by admin on May 7th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the CIA’s highest-ranking women, who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded, has been bypassed for the agency’s top spy job. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Black folks are not stupid. (Republican attempts to lure black voters)
Posted by admin on May 5th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Attempts, Black, folks, Lure, Republican, Stupid, voters No Comments »Where are the Black Governors and Senators?
Posted by admin on April 29th, 2013
Jonathan Martin: “More than five years after Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses and demolished the notion that white voters wouldn’t support a black presidential candidate, progress for other African-American politicians remains elusive. Even as the country elected and reelected Obama, making it seem increasingly unremarkable to have a black family in the White House, [...]
The GOP’s demographic deficit: Black voters outperforming whites
Posted by admin on April 29th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Black, deficit, Demographic, GOP's, outperforming, voters, Whites No Comments »Black Voters Are Key to a Colbert Busch Win in South Carolina
Posted by admin on April 29th, 2013
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – South Carolina’s First Congressional District is known for the churning Port of Charleston, growing suburbs to the north, and stately homes with wrap-around porches from Beaufort to Mount Pleasant. The white, well-heeled voters who dominate the district favored Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney by 18 percentage points. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! [...]
