It has to be disturbing to see video footage associated with criminal activity. But it must be wrenching to identify the video’s subject as not just someone you know of, or even a relative, but as your own child; the one you gave birth to.
African Americans have been faced, throughout the Barack Obama campaign for president, with the presumption that our support for him is due to racial solidarity, rather than his electability, policy stands and, yes, strong, traditional family values.
Sometimes when things are written down and clearly laid out, they appear to be more understandable and stark than verbal appeals, regurgitations and explanations. So hopefully the following facts and figures will remove the greed mote from the Chicago ald
Now that Congress has rejected the massive bailout proposal for the nation's financial system, perhaps some cooler heads can actually take a look at what needs to be fixed, and come up with ways to fix it without rewarding greed and risky investments.
The Bush administration is pushing a plan for a $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial lending system, a system so broken that some were predicting a wholesale collapse of our financial system. Time is of the essence, according to President George
It is estimated that 8.5 million African Americans voted for Barack Obama during the lengthy primary season. It is a remarkable number, and it contributed greatly to his triumph in several states. But there are 14 million African America registered voters
Illinois leaders of the Illinois Faith-Based Emergency Preparedness Initiative continue their humanitarian efforts in what looks to be a new era of always being prepared. Recently, members of the Faith-Based Initiative came to the rescue of 23 New Orleans
Progress is not something that is easily defined, and it has different connotations to different people. On the South Side of Chicago, in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood, many residents don’t believe that being uprooted from their long-time ho
Is it a dream ticket? Probably not, because such things often turn into nightmares for Democrats. But the addition of Sen. Joe Biden to the Barack Obama presidential ticket is a smart move–for Obama, and for the country. The political reason to choo
