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The Congressional Black Caucus is Going to Run D.C. This Week
Summer has ended. Congress has had its recess. And thousands of black politicians, policy leaders and business leaders are preparing to swarm the nation’s capital. Each September, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) hosts its Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The ALC assembles African-American leaders from politics, business, unions and other industries to address pressing issues facing…
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Can you be arrested while serving time?
Ingmar Guandique is serving time for attacks on two women at knifepoint. And now an arrest warrant has been issued for him in the highly publicized case involving Chandra Levy, the 24-year-old former federal government intern whose body was found in the same park where Guandique’s two attacks occurred. Can you be arrested if you’re…
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Who Chooses the Super Bowl Host City?
On Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will duke it out in Super Bowl XLIII. This year, the game will be held in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.—far from the intense wintry weather in the North. The last three Super Bowls were played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.,…
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What is clean coal?
Politics is full of rich oxymorons: peacekeeping missiles, business ethics and Gov. Rod Blagojevich, just to name a few. Add to those one that is being used ever more frequently these days: clean coal. In America’s industrial history, coal has been both dirty and deadly, but it has been anything but clean. The use of…
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Will My Cell Phone Work at Inauguration?
OK, so it’s Inauguration Day and you’re standing back 10 rows deep along the parade route. You’ve lost your family members who stopped somewhere a block or so away. You’re supposed to meet up with friends afterward for a celebratory toast, but you haven’t spotted them anywhere. And you’ve managed to grab some cool pictures…
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Motown Turns 50
In January 1959, at the age of 29, Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records with an $800 loan from his family. Later that year, on Dec. 14, Tamla became Motown Records. Motown Records was first housed at 2468 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Since its beginning in Detroit, Motown has always kept in touch with…
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Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
