Candidates Weigh In on GDP Numbers
Both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama today issued statements on the latest gross domestic product numbers, as each candidate seeks to be seen as a leader when it comes...
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Bush Signs Bailout Bill
The House of Representatives passed the $700 billion emergency economic stabilization bill and sent it to President George W. Bush who quickly signed it. The bill is equipped with improvements...
Who’ll Get the Boot?
Short of men leaping from buildings on Wall Street and children selling apples roadside, the rippling of the economy is taking a dramatic toll on Americans. The tumult hit close...
Survey: 70 Years Brown V. Board, Segregation Haunts American Education System
A ProPublica report found that across the South, segregation academies underscore the argument that the renewed push for “school choice” from conservative governors is just another push to resegregate schools.
Obama’s Urban Agenda: An Economic Engine for the Nation
In a conference call today, Michael Coleman, mayor of Columbus, Ohio, addressed Obama’s plan for urban renewal with Earl G. Graves Sr., publisher of Black Enterprise magazine. Jobs, foreclosures, and...