Tag Archives: African-Americans

NBC News: Minister Malcolm X- ‘Don’t Beg For a Job: Create a Job’

Source:The New Democrat “Your Name Is No Accident: http://tinyurl.com/z5qldpv Malcolm X Says: Stop BEGGING the Man for a Job and CREATE a Job for Yourself by starting an ONLINE BUSINESS. Watch the FREE Video: http://www.launchyourstore.co.uk/ (This video is for educational … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act?

Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act? Do I think House Republicans especially the House Republican Leadership will see the Steve Scalise situation as an opportunity to reach out to African-Americans … Continue reading

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Moyers & Company: Video: Bill Moyers Interviewing Ta-Nehisi Coates: Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations

The New Democrat One of the problems and not the only problem, but one of the main problems with reparations for African-Americans, or any other group of Americans is that we would be requiring not asking, but requiring Americans of … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Opinion: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Rich & Poor The New Republic: Opinion: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap It is true that even since the American civil rights movement that even though African-Americans are doing much better than they were pre-civil rights that they … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: ‘Time for White Americans to Wake the Hell Up’

Source:The New Democrat What Thom Hartmann doesn’t mention that is some of the stereotypes of the African-American community get positive play in the hip-hop community, a community that obviously has huge influence over the African-American community when it comes to … Continue reading

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University of Chicago: Video: George E. Kent Lecture: Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I do not agree with everything that Professor Michelle Alexander says about the American prison system. And the broader race relations in America, but I agree with her … Continue reading

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