Why The Congress of the Black Caucus Opposes President Bush
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The 39-member Congressional Black Caucus calls itself the “Conscience of the Congress.” Representative Elijah Cummings, who represents Maryland’s 7th district, serves as chair of the all-Democratic caucus. When he w...
Black Journalists Under the Spotlight
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After the Jayson Blair scandal at The New York Times, many Black journalists working in mainstream media feel they are under attack and are on the defensive. Wayne Dawkins, author of Rugged Waters: Black Journalists ...
Job.com
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In 1994, the pool of jobs listed on the internet was limited to about 15,000 openings nationwide. Today, the top 15 online job banks post upwards of 500,000 job openings. This program explores the how’s, why’s and w...
Will The Black Vote Help the GOP?
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What is the Republican strategy to win the Black vote in the 2004 presidential election? The Black vote is the Democratic Party’s most reliable voting bloc, but will young Blacks change that reality? Lynette Clemets...
50% Black Men Unemployed
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A study by the Community Service Society shows that nearly half of Black men in New York City are not working. The organization’s president, David Jones, discusses this shocking statistic and the implications for a c...
A Look At The United States From Brazil
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South America's largest country, has the world's second largest Black population outside of Africa. This edition travels to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to find out what its people think of America following the Rodney King...
Did History Miss Emmett Till?
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Author Clenora Hudson-Weems examines the gruesome 1955 lynching of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. She also challenges the widespread belief that Rosa Parks’ refusal to surrender her seat on a segregated bus preci...
Slave Values — Part 2
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Dr. Khalid Al-Mansour continues his discussion of Black history and culture. He details the effects of “slave values” on the African-American psyche and says that this slave mentality is the central crippling force i...
Lost and Found
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Black scientist explores primitive culture. A plant, used as far back as the 1700s to induce abortions among salves in Surinam, South America, is being researched at the Nobel Institute by a Black neuro-biologist from...
