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Dozens Die in Nigeria as Christians, Muslims Clash
According to Al Jazeera, violence between Christians and Muslims northern city of Jos, Nigeria has left dozens dead and over 100 injured. Violence erupted on Sunday over the rebuilding of homes destroyed in 2008 clashes between the two religious groups, residents said, although reports as to why the latest round of fighting broke out varied.…
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Check It Out: Wyclef Defends Yele
Wyclef Jean answered accusation as to the use of funds by Yele, the aid organization he founded. Speaking before dozens of reporters, Jean states that he never used Yele funds for personal benefit. WATCH: Wyclef press conference Mid-presser, Jean broke down as he spoke into the camera directly to the people of Haiti. He said…
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NEWS STAND: All Eyes on Massachusetts Race to Replace Kennedy, More Men Marrying Up, and Hacks Hacked in China
DOWN TO THE WIRE TO REPLACE TED The U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts has become a referendum on President Obama’s health care reform plan. Voters went to the polls today to elect a replacement for Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy and what had been viewed as a routine election has turned into a close race with…
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Obama to Seek 1.35 Trillion for Education
President Obama is seeking $1.35 billion more to expand his Race to the Top education program. From The Washington Post: The federal initiative uses the lure of grants to encourage school districts to raise standards, make better use of data to track student achievement, and take more forceful steps to intervene in failing schools. The…
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Rebuilding a Better Port-au-Prince
Three days after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that sent Haiti from a developing nation to a flattened one, President Barack Obama addressed a statement directly to the people of Haiti: “You will not be forsaken, you will not be forgotten.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who cut short a trip to Southeast Asia and traveled…
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The Civil Rights Movement's Unfinished Business
A guest blog post from Green for All’s CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins America is struggling. Families strive to make ends meet while facing an uncertain economic future. The deterioration of our environment – rather than slowing – continues to gain speed. At a moment when we need every opportunity possible, climate change threatens the lives and…
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Why Martin Luther King Jr. Stands Alone
The pantheon of historic African-American leadership is full of brilliant and courageous individuals who sacrificed personal gain to enrich the lives of others. From Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner, to Ida B. Wells and Martin Delaney, Mary McCleod-Bethune and Frederick Douglass, all the way to Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer, black leadership has been…
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Action Plan
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man that was moved by the spirit to move a nation toward a better way of life. Dr. King was a man that used his connection to the Holy Spirit to dare to have the dream. At the same time, my fellow Americans, he also had action items, and…
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Haiti: Seven Lessons From Katrina
The images out of Haiti are haunting and horrifying: the bodies, the despair, the endless devastation, the desperate scramble for food and water. Watching this devastation from afar reminds me of being sent back home to Louisiana to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Recovery in the initial days was difficult to imagine. But distance…
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The Speech: President Obama Celebrates Martin Luther King
Attending church services with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha, president Barack Obama remembered Martin Luther King: THE PRESIDENT: We gather here, on a Sabbath, during a time of profound difficulty for our nation and for our world. In such a time, it soothes the soul to seek out the Divine in a…