by Furious | Mar 6, 2013 | News
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon It’s an obvious question, with an easy answer. Our nation’s bipartisan political elite have decided to privatize public education. They know the only way they can execute this deeply unpopular policy is to...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died, according to Vice President Nicolas Maduro. Mr Chavez, the democratically-elected leader who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela and crusaded against US influence, died on Tuesday at the age of 58 after a nearly...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles TimesFebruary 26, 2013 African American public school students in Los Angeles County demonstrate significant learning gaps by second grade; those gaps widen with age and lead to the highest school dropout rate among all races, according...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
This woman actually opens her sermon with “Welcome to the Gospel form the Stripper’s pole”. You can’t make this stuff up. Take a moment to listen to the video, but pay special attention to the inappropriate outfit and the camera man’s...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
News that jobless claims jumped last week and the economy had shrunk for the first time since 2009 were stark reminders that the nation’s economy still has a long way to go before it is healthy again. The African-American unemployment rate for January...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
Dennis Rodman, North Korea’s most famous recent visitor, brought back a message from dictator Kim Jong Un to President Obama: Call me. “He wants Obama to do one thing — call him,” Rodman said during an interview on ABC’s This Week about...
by Furious | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog
Wealth inequality in the United States, also known as the “wealth gap”, refers to the unequal distribution of financial assets among residents of the United States. Wealth includes the values of homes, automobiles, businesses, savings, and...
by Furious | Mar 4, 2013 | News
A Mississippi baby born with HIV more than two years ago appears to be the first documented case of a child’s being cured of the virus, according to doctors and scientists. The unidentified child has now been “functionally cured” and has been off...
by Furious | Mar 2, 2013 | News
President Barack Obama recently met with several key African-American leaders across various organizations to discuss and address growing concerns regarding the U.S. economic crisis. The meeting addressed how Obama’s “The President’s Plan for a Strong...
by Furious | Mar 2, 2013 | News
First Lady Michelle Obama, along with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, has launched a new partnership with schools across the country called “Let’s Move! Active Schools,” reports WTVY 4. The project’s national announcement was also made on the popular TV...
