As a father of a teenage daughter, I was particularly alarmed to learn that a 9-year-old girl was sexually abused during a lunch break in a Harlem school – and the crime went unpunished because the principal never called the police or investigated the allegations. The girl’s mother told The New York Daily News that […]
Beverly Hall, the former Atlanta public schools superintendent, is a self-serving scam artist who should be jailed for cheating black students out of their rightful education. The children in Hall’s school district deserve better – especially black children who are struggling to learn. It’s unconscionable that a powerful public school administrator like Hall would spend […]
Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) will convene their annual national convention April 3-6 to address civil rights, religion, immigration and many other key social justice issues that impact African Americans and people of color. The convention will take place at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers and is free and […]
Ben Carson, the world-renowned African American neurosurgeon, could be the new black face of the Republican Party. Considered a rising star in the conservative movement, Carson has implied that he’s open to running for president and proved he certainly isn’t shy about criticizing President Barack Obama. Carson, 61, who grew up in Detroit, says Obama […]
It’s official: Roland Martin is out at CNN. After a six-year run on CNN, Martin tweeted that the “new boss wants his own peeps.” The “boss” Martin referred to is CNN President Jeff Zucker who chose not to renew Martin’s contract as a CNN commentator. Martin’s contract ends April 6. “Roland I am really missing […]
Fanatics want to kill Michael Vick. Vick, the embattled Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, was forced to cancel his book signing tour this week because of mounting death threats. His book is called “Finally Free,” but apparently some people still want Vick to pay for his previous mistakes. The bigots won’t leave Vick alone. He paid his […]
I’m completely disgusted with Kwame Kilpatrick. He’s a thief and a liar who betrayed the black residents of Detroit who expected so much and received so little. The former mayor of Detroit who emerged with so much promise was found guilty Monday on 24 counts of racketeering, conspiracy and extortion and a judge ordered Kilpatrick directly […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: BlackAmericaWeb.com is starting a new occasional feature called “Five Minutes with the President.” We’re asking African Americans to tell us what they would ask President Barack Obama if they had five minutes with him in the White House. In this era of fiscal uncertainty, high unemployment, a congressional sequester that is threatening to […]
Michele Dowdy is mourning the loss of her only child. She cries often, she’s tired – and she’s angry. She has good reason. Ten months after her son, Malcom, was shot and killed in Chicago, his murderer still has not been brought to justice. There have been no arrests in the case and Michele worries […]
Bobby Brown is a terrible father. It may be too late for Brown to grow up, turn his life around, and be the father that his daughter, Bobbi Kristina, seriously deserves. Perhaps I’m expecting too much of Bobby Brown, former husband of Whitney Houston, drug user and alcoholic. But if Brown has any dignity left […]
If you’re tuning in regularly to watch your favorite black voices on CNN, they won’t be on the air much longer. CNN is parting ways with long-established voices of Soledad O’Brien and Roland Martin and the network may also be planning to say goodbye to Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist and CNN’s only African American […]