Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) used the House floor to pay tribute to New York rapper The Notorious B.I.G. on the 20th anniversary of his death Thursday.
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Alabama Senate passes Confederate monuments bill
The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that bars changes from being made to Confederate or long-standing monuments in the state. The ones who voted for this bill are probably the same type of people that say African Americans need to get over slavery, yet still want to honor the legacy of a group of traitors and losers who fought to keep other human beings enslaved.
Friday, March 10, 2017
New Book, Michelle Obama: A Photographic Journey by Antonia Felix
A stunning pictorial celebration of one of the most beloved First Ladies of our time: Michelle Obama.
With 140 photographs, inspiring quotes, and excerpts from five historic speeches, this gorgeous volume pays tribute to Michelle Obama. Although it primarily focuses on 2007 to 2016, the book covers the pre-White House years, as well: her childhood, her time in college and law school, her work as a young professional, her marriage to Barack, and her experiences during his first campaign. It also explores her family life; celebrates her “First Lady Firsts”; looks at her TV appearances and official trips; details her main health, social, and education projects; and presents her as the glamorous, fashionable First Hostess at State Dinners and other events. Fans of Michelle will treasure this keepsake of a trendsetting, socially conscious, and powerful First Lady.
Cheyney University, nation's oldest HBCU having trouble surviving
When Norma George first came to Cheyney University as an international student in the 1980s, she remembers feeling overwhelmed by the sea of students moving across campus when classes changed at 20 minutes past the hour.
Today, that sea is more a trickle.
That really hadn't registered with George, now chair of the university's English Department and director of international programs, until one day last fall.
Standing in the student center near the snack bar over lunchtime, she waited for a flood of people, hoping to give them updates on the faculty contract situation. But the place remained empty. "Where are the students?" she asked a colleague.
With just 746 students, Cheyney's enrollment now is less than half what it was when George was a student there.
That's one reason students, faculty and alumni fear their university -- the nation's oldest black institution of higher education -- may not have a future unless dramatic change happens.
Read more: Can historic Cheyney University survive?
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Rep. Cummings asks Trump to soften talk about black communities
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) said Wednesday that he used his meeting at the White House with President Trump address the president's past rhetoric about black communities. Cummings said he told the president that his language about African-American neighborhoods and inner cities had been "hurtful.". Watch more of his comments below:
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