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Republican radicals reject unemployment fund extension
Category: Opinion
(NNPA)—As part of the current unemployment crisis, at last look there were 453,000 claims for insurance, a number that is likely to surge when part-time government workers employed by the Census Bureau end their term this summer.
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Yet, there probably is no greater indication of the radical extreme to which the Republican Party has become than to witness their rejection of legislation to extend unemployment benefits in the Senate. In the past, some Republicans supported such legislation to keep benefits flowing, but this time, their unanimous rejection for a second time killed it. They were joined by Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska who I wish would change parties to clarify who he really represents.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Guest editorial...The Civil Rights Movement, continued
Category: Opinion Written by Courier Newsroom
by James H. Buford
As the National Urban League celebrates its 100th anniversary as a civil rights and social services organization, it is a good time for us to look back and reflect upon the accomplishments, challenges and struggles which formed the Civil Rights Movement.
It was in 1910 that Mrs. Ruth Standish Baldwin and George Edmund Haynes, a Caucasian female and an African-American male, founded the National Urban League to help reduce discrimination in urban areas.
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Sexting in the schoolyard
Category: Opinion
The New York City Department of Education is considering passing an ordinance that would outlaw “sexting” among students in public schools both within and outside the classroom. The law, which could go into effect as soon as this fall would include a provision for cyber-bullying, sexting and give school principals and administrators wide ranging powers to suspend, discipline and in some cases even expel students who engage in these activities even if it occurs outside regular school hours or off campus. While I’m as excited as the next person whenever public schools want to take a stronger stand on moral education this is yet another example of schools demonstrating their ignorance of the very kids they’re trying to teach.
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We, you and I, are the solution
Category: Opinion Written by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick
We as a people had to endure the worst form of slavery in the history of the world and lost more Africans in transit than the Jews did in the Holocaust. However, Jewish people to their credit have made “NEVER AGAIN” an everyday reminder of the atrocities they suffered. But when slavery in America is mentioned, the descendants of the slave masters dismiss it by saying, “that was long time ago.” The double tragedy is that a number of colored folks agree with them by responding in the same manner.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Artur Davis attacks Blacks to gain White support
Category: Opinion Written by George E. Curry
As an Alabama state senator, Hank Sanders has witnessed a long line of White politicians trying to get elected by what they used to call “outniggering” one another. Former Gov. George C. Wallace was a prime example. However, the last thing Sanders expected was an African-American trying to get elected by opposing the best interests of African-American voters and attacking Black leaders.
But that’s exactly what Congressman Artur Davis did in his unsuccessful campaign to become the first African-American governor of Alabama.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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