The latest jobs numbers are out and despite the overall unemployment rate falling to 6.1%, unemployment for African Americans remains in double digit figures. Roland Martin and…
It is a known fact that many individuals in the African-American community do not trust law enforcement officials and it is becoming more apparent, as…
In the wake of the Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford murders by police officers, let’s not forget about the Black women who have lost…
A new study suggests that white people are willing to support harsher criminal laws if they think more Black people will be arrested. According to…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The overall unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 percent in July from 6.1 percent. The unemployment rate for African-Americans remains in double…
Big Tobacco has turned to racial targeting to survive a downturn in sales. Reynolds American, the No. 2 U.S. tobacco producer announced a deal to…
A new study conducted by the Vera Institute of Justice titled, “Race and Prosecution in Manhattan,” revealed that Black and Latino defendants in Manhattan are more likely to…
They ain’t even know it! Reportedly Texas passed a resolution on reparations without even realizing they had done so. Listen to the audio player to hear “The Russ Parr Morning Show” discuss how it was passed, and what this could mean for all Black Americans. Keep Up With The Russ Parr Morning Show … LIKE […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Used car dealership chain CarMax says it is ending its sponsorship of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of racist comments attributed to team owner Donald Sterling. Sterling is alleged to have made the comments in a recorded conversation with a woman. Portions of that conversation were released over […]
President Barack Obama will speak directly to Black Americans this week, which I believe is part of the President’s ongoing crusade to outline a national social agenda to uplift citizens of color. Obama is scheduled to headline Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) conference in New York April 9th through April 12th. The President’s […]
The “lack of parental involvement” is the biggest issue affecting black students’ quality of education. That is one of major findings in a new national survey of African-Americans on factors in their quality of life. The survey, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and Ebony magazine, polled 1,005 African Americans on their mood and […]
For iPhone: The whole country is watching New York City to see with it does with its controversial “Stop and Frisk” policy. The new Mayor Bill de Blasio knows it. That’s why he’s tasked his newly-appointed police commissioner Bill Bratton to figure it out. Part of that figuring it out process is to try to […]
