Is the GOP Targeting Obama’s Black Staffers?
Republicans' attack on Valarie Jarrett may be a pattern...
Shirley Sherrod
Washington Report: Small Business Tax Credit Bill; USDA to Clean Up Discrimination; U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling
Small businesses get a boost, while Black farmers fight for equality and the US maxes out its debt...
Washington Report: Black Tea Partiers Fight Charges of Racism
Black conservatives held a press conference on Wednesday to denounce the notion that there are racists within the tea party movement and contend that any...
Black Caucus Reels From Ethics, Election Setbacks
These were supposed to be heady days for African Americans in Congress, with President Barack Obama occupying the White House and a half dozen blacks...
Shirley Sherrod: “I Will Definitely Pursue A Lawsuit”
Greeted by a standing ovation at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists in San Diego this morning, ousted USDA employee Shirley...
Black Farmers Want White House Involvement in Settlement
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, is calling on the White House to put pressure on Congress to pass legislation to settle...
USDA Chief Offers Emotional Apology to CBC Over Sherrod
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak participated in an emotionally charged meeting with several members of the Congressional Black Caucus Wednesday evening during which he was asked...
Shirley Sherrod: A Rush to Judgment?
In the last 24 hours, Shirley Sherrod has gone from being portrayed as a racist government official, vilified by conservatives, liberals, and the White House,...
Irony of Sherrod Debacle: Still No Relief for Black Farmers
The Shirley Sherrod story has an ironic twist. For years, black farmers were losing their land and the USDA did nothing to help. They declined...
Reverse Racism or Hatchet Job?
In this highly polemic society, people/groups will too often resort to any mean necessary to try to prove their point. Once the NAACP called out...