‘National’ Archives
National BDPA and WorkplaceDiversity.com Announce Winners of the 2011 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award
Premier Organization for African Americans in IT and Leading Diversity Job Board Recognize Best Companies for Blacks in Technology LARGO, Md. and PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The National BDPA, Black Data Processing Associates (www.bdpa.org), and [Read More]
White Teachers Claim School Said They Were Unfit To Teach Blacks
Four Caucasian teachers in Philadelphia filed federal racial-bias complaints accusing a black principal of creating a hostile work environment and implying they were ineligible of teaching black children. The four colleagues – Nicole Boyd, Debra McKibben Marenbach, [Read More]
Donald Trump Backs Out of the Presidential Race
Reports are now saying that Donald Trump will no longer run for the presidency in 2012. The message is not a shock to many, after the “birther” controversy with President Obama put the real estate mogul in ill favor. In recent weeks, Trump has seen the public [Read More]
Christian Leaders Unite to Protect Poor People in Budget Debate
Form “ WASHINGTON, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Evangelical, Roman Catholic, mainline Protestants, African-American, and Latino Christian leaders have joined together to defend the lives and dignity of poor and vulnerable people in the current [Read More]
Fighting Heart Disease Among Black Women in Brooklyn
NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health has launched a major initiative to improve the cardiovascular health of African American and Afro-Caribbean women in Brooklyn, NY. The initiative, Heart of a Woman, is a central [Read More]
Leading Civil Rights Groups Urge Florida to Comply with the Voting Rights Act
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the nation’s premiere civil rights organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the NAACP, including its Florida State Conference of Branches, and Advancement [Read More]
Ark. House Approves Teaching Bible in Schools
By Nathan Black|Christian Post Reporter The Arkansas House passed on Friday a bill that would allow schools to offer a Bible course. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Denny Altes (R), was approved in a 71-16 vote. According to the legislation, public schools would not be [Read More]
Growing Intolerance for Christianity in U.S.
By Delores Liesner|Christian Post Contributor “In a world of political correctness devoid of the rule of law, tolerance has come to mean total rejection of Christianity and moral standards. Modern tolerance redefines words like ‘marriage,’ [Read More]
The Conference of National Black Churches Endorses and Joins PHEN’s Father’s Day Rally Against Prostate Cancer
Boston, MA (March 22, 2011) — The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) will actively support the Prostate Health Education Network’s (PHEN) Father’s Day Rally Against Prostate Cancer to be held on Sunday, June 19, 2011. CNBC is comprised of the [Read More]
Snoop Dogg Targets Black Youth with Dangerous Alcopops
California Senate Bill Could Reduce the Threat SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The latest example of a dangerous drink, called “Blast by Colt 45,” is being promoted by music star Snoop Dogg in an obvious attempt to target urban [Read More]
