Blacks in Charge
Black Power Has Arrived With Some New Challenges, November 18, 2009, GOPUSA
Such as how to help blacks without being perceived as trying help only blacks.
District Nixes Cash-For-Grades Fundraiser, November 16, 2009, News & Observer (Raleigh)
Black principal, white students.
Ex-Congressman Sentenced to 13 Years Over Graft, November 16, 2009, Press TV (Tehran)
Sentence much lighter than expected by prosecutors.
Michael Steele: White Republicans 'Scared of Me', November 10, 2009, Newsmax
Says successful Republicans run campaigns that appeal to black voters.
Racial Disparity: All Active Ethics Probes Focus on Black Lawmakers, November 3, 2009, Politico
Blacks say they are targeted because they have less money.
Dellums Fails to Pay at Least $239,000 in Taxes, November 3, 2009, East Bay Express (Oakland)
Oakland’s black mayor may have to go back to being a lobbyist.
Larry Langford Found Guilty on All 60 Counts, October 29, 2009, Birmingham News (Alabama)
Mayor: “All this trial did was interrupt my Bible study classes for two weeks.”
Town Feels the Sadness of Corruption, October 29, 2009, Birmingham News (Alabama)
Birmingham verdict: Racism brings down another black man.
Former Memphis Mayor Is Target of Federal Probe, October 28, 2009, Google News
Black former mayor resigned under a cloud; now campaigning under a cloud.
Harrisburg Mayoral Candidate Linda Thompson Tells More About Her Finances, October 23, 2009, Patriot-News (Harrisburg)
Black candidate got unemployment checks and drives a Mercedes.
Armageddon in Alabama Proves Parable for Local U.S. Governments, October 20, 2009, Bloomberg
Could be the biggest municipal bankruptcy ever.
NAACP Claims Former Director Stole More Than a Quarter Million Dollars, October 15, 2009, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Embezzlement shocks members.
Do Black Congressmen Still Represent Black Interests?, October 14, 2009, The Grio
“Today’s black politicians aren’t democratic defenders of the race.”
King Siblings Reach Settlement, October 14, 2009, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Third-party custodian rather than feuding siblings to run King Inc.
Wider Ethics Inquiry for Rangel, October 9, 2009, New York Times
Net may be tightening on congressman.
The Rangel-Paterson Strategy, October 6, 2009, New York Daily News
Scheme involves replacing Charlie Rangel with Governor Paterson.
Ex-Judge to Stand Trial on Sex Charges, October 5, 2009, AOL News
As usual, NAACP says race is behind the charges.
Detroit Coaxes Students to High-Stakes Roll Call , October 1, 2009, Wall Street Journal
How to get Detroit children to come to school.
Detroit: Too Broke to Bury Their Dead, October 1, 2009, CNN
Bodies piling up in Detroit and Los Angeles.
Dr. Cleveland Enmon Accused of Neglect to Steal Rolex Watch, September 30, 2009, Vitals
Black doctor stops trying to save patient; steals his watch instead.
FCC's Diversity Czar: 'White People' Need to be Forced to 'Step Down' 'So Someone Else Can Have Power', September 23, 2009, Newsbusters.org
Meet Mark Lloyd, chief diversity officer of the FCC.
Wellford Mayor Sallie Peake Defends No Chase Policy, September 23, 2009, WSPA-TV (Spartanburg)
Says foot chases will injure officers.
Concerns of Black House Members Helped Spur Rebuke of Wilson, September 17, 2009, Bloomberg News
A black congresswoman’s “careful but passionate” plea convinced Democrats to punish Joe Wilson.
Ethics Panel Defers Probe on Jesse Jackson Jr., September 16, 2009, AP
House ethics committee has its hands full.
CBC Members Rally Around Embattled Chairman Rangel, September 11, 2009, The Hill
Black members of Congress close ranks.
Rangel-ing: Charlie Pays 'Angels' in Ethics Probe, September 3, 2009, WCBS-TV (New York)
Tax-chiseling congressman lines campaign war chests of his investigators.
College Chief Denounces 'Vicious Attack' on Credibility, September 3, 2009, Washington Post
Black college president disappointed that faculty won’t excuse his mismanagement.
No Getting Past Race in America, September 3, 2009, Investor’s Business Daily
It seems everyone believed candidate Obama about race except President Obama.
Van Jones, in His Own Words, September 3, 2009, FOX News
Obama’s “green jobs czar”: white environmentalists are poisoning non-white communities.
Sorority Suspended Over Allegations of Starving, Abusing Pledges, September 2, 2009, lemondrop.com
News account refrains from saying that the sorority is black.
Oops! Charlie Forgot This $1m House: Realty Bites Tax-Them-Not-Me Rangel, September 2, 2009, New York Post
Black congressman has trouble with large numbers.
City Replaces 'Marin' Luther King Sign, August 31, 2009, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It could happen to anyone.
State Seeds Fresh Food Delivery in Detroit, August 27, 2009, Detroit News
Because the grocery stores have all left.
Gov. Paterson Says People 'Nervous' Over Minorities in Office; White House: Obama Doesn't Agree, August 25, 2009, New York Daily News
Criticism of blacks or their policies is “racism.”
Gov. David Paterson Says Racist Media Trying to Drive Him out of Office, August 21, 2009, New York Post
Effort is “orchestrated” by people “with thick necks.”
Feds Shut Down Hill District S&L, August 18, 2009, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Prisoners used black-owned bank for electronic funds transfers.
Hunger Hits Detroit's Middle Class, August 14, 2009, CNN
Urban areas become farms, middle-class Detroiters go on welfare.
Jury Says Woman's Disorderly-Conduct Arrest Unwarranted, August 10, 2009, Philadelphia Inquirer
Believes black cop lied about white woman in arrest report.
Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme, August 6, 2009, Washington Post
First black Louisiana congressman since Reconstruction guilty on 11 counts of bribery.
What Killed Detroit?, August 5, 2009, National Post
“Poisonous” race relations and an aggrieved black government.
Cemetery Scandal Makes Blacks Think Twice, August 3, 2009, AP
“Evidence of blacks’ history is slipping away and being forgotten.”
Detroit's Schools Are Going Bankrupt, Too, July 29, 2009, Wall Street Journal
And only one in four 9th-graders graduates in four years.
Sorority President Sued Over $900,000 Statue, July 29, 2009, WBBM-AM (Chicago)
Sorority president had a wax statue made—of herself.
A City Without Chain Grocery Stores, July 22, 2009, CNN
For some reason, the suburbs are full of grocery chains.
Detroit Schools on the Brink, July 22, 2009, AP
Of bankruptcy.
Minority Broadcasters Seek Federal Aid, July 15, 2009, Wall Street Journal
Claim they need handouts just as the auto-makers.
Bodies Unearthed at Alsip Cemetery, July 9, 2009, Chicago Tribune
Employees of historic black cemetery accused of reselling burial plots.
Jury Sees Videos of La. Rep. Jefferson Accepting Cash, July 8, 2009, AP
Congressman on trial for taking $400,000 in bribes to broker business deals in Africa.
Former DC Mayor Charged With Stalking, July 6, 2009, AP
Marion Barry arrested . . . again, this time for stalking.
Prosecution in City Hall Corruption Case: Tapes Show Developers Were Squeezed, July 2, 2009, Dallas Morning News
Black defendants say they were unfairly entrapped.