African-Americans

November 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) joined Senators George Voinovich (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to introduce a resolution honoring the late Carl Stokes, who served as the first African American mayor of a major city. This month honors the 40th anniversary since he was elected Mayor of Cleveland in 1967.

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) introduced similar legislation in the House of Representatives.    » read more »

October 30, 2007 -- This Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has developed a coordinated program toward addressing health disparities titled Check Up! or Check Out! (CUCO).

Developed by the Division of Health, Wellness and Disease Control's Health Disparities Reduction and Minority Health Section, CUCO targets African American males as they are more likely than whites to have poor health and to die prematurely.    » read more »

October 25, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement after the Senate Agriculture Committee accepted his legislation to expand discrimination compensation to thousands of black farmers under the Pigford settlement into the Farm Bill.    » read more »

Tuesday, October 9, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- In an effort to address significant issues that pertain directly to the participation and employment of minorities in sports, the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA), previously known as Black Coaches Association will release the 4th Football Hiring Report Card on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.The results are detailed in the BCA HRC #4 (206-2007) which will be published on line no later than 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Visit www.bcasports.org to examine the report.    » read more »

October 5, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued the following statement on the opening today of a new memorial recognizing the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan:    » read more »

Extension of sponsorship agreement continues longtime support for 100 Black Men of Atlanta and Project Success

ATLANTA, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today announced its continued support of the Atlanta Football Classic, to be played at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 29, 2007, marking a new, multi-year agreement to serve as title sponsor of the gridiron classic. Bank of America has been part of the game between Florida A&M University and Tennessee State University for more than six years, and title sponsor since 2004.    » read more »

17-Sep-2007 -- A University of Minnesota study of prostate cancer tumors from Caucasian and African-American men has shown no evidence that the cancer is more aggressive in black men. Lead investigator Akhouri Sinha, a professor of genetics, cell biology, and development and research scientist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, said the belief that black men’s tumors are more aggressive is based on studies that failed to match patients properly and used only indirect means to measure tumor aggressiveness. The work will be published in Anticancer Research Sept. 21 (vol. 27, issue 5A, pp.    » read more »

9/12/2007 -- Hillary Clinton:    » read more »

Brett King Tapped to Be Senior Vice President, Scripted Programming Robyn Lattaker-Johnson Promoted to Senior Vice President, Development, Reality Programming

Says Exclusion Laws Disproportionately Impact African-American Communities

Sep 04 2007, COLUMBIA, Mo. - Felon exclusion laws impact not only individuals, but also communities, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia law professor. By their suppressive nature, the legal statutes, which vary from state to state, have devastating socio-economic, political and legal effects on African-American communities nationwide, he contends.    » read more »

August 28, 2007 -- With the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the NAACP urges President George W. Bush to nominate an individual with a real commitment to the protection and promotion of civil rights for all Americans. Areas that have been largely ignored over the last six years include voting rights, employment rights, police misconduct and housing discrimination.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced that BET News received two Salute to Excellence awards at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists in Las Vegas on August 11, 2007. The network was also nominated for a third award.    » read more »

More than 60 Ministers and Community Leaders Meet to Discuss Urban Policy Issues

8/15/2007 -- On Friday, August, 10, Senator Hillary Clinton stopped by the African American Art and Culture Complex for a meeting with Bay Area African-American ministers and community leaders.

"I thank all the leaders whom I met with for their contributions to our country and their commitment to fighting for civil rights and equality," said Clinton. "As President, I will partner with African-American leaders to ensure that the promise of America is realized."    » read more »

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 10, 2007) – Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) today marked the designation of Interstate 75 in Fayette County as a lasting memorial to a group of military pioneers – the famed Tuskegee Airmen.

Governor Fletcher’s chief of staff, Stan Cave, represented the Governor in unveiling a highway sign for the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail” during a ceremony at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington.    » read more »

Reports show USDA employees improperly lobbied against Pigford legislation

August 8, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today called on Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns to examine recent allegations that USDA employees used federal resources to lobby against legislation that would allow black farmers to file claims under the Pigford settlement. According to federal law and USDA policies, the use of federal resources for lobbying members of Congress is strictly prohibited.    » read more »