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Councilmembers Vick And Whitaker To Serve As Honorary Chairs of 20th Southeast Community Day

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NEWPORT NEWS The Southeast Community Day Planning Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) recently announced  that Tina L. Vick and Joseph C. Whitaker, Newport News City Council Members who represent the south district of the ...

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BOOK REVIEW: An Actor and A Gentleman

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When you were a kid, you thought you were so smart.  Back then, you knew better than your elders, but you also knew better than to tell them that. You were smart enough to get away with doing things (you thought) they never learned about. For sure, nobody could touch you in the brains department when you were a k...

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Mrs. Sherrod’s Firing

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By Wil LaVeist Columnist/Blogger   “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”  – Romans 8:28   When Shirley Sherrod was told by a superior at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pull her car over to the side of the road and ...

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Superintendent To Start Job With Listening Tour In The Community

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide   Dr. Richard Bentley will be sworn-in as the Superintendent of Norfolk’s Public Schools (NPS) in August. He said he plans on hitting the ground running to take command of a school division which has been battered by controversy and low morale among its ...

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  • Norfolk NAACP Aims To Energize Its Youth Division

    By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide   As the NAACP prepares to march to Washington on Oct. 2 to protest the Tea Party’s discriminatory attitude, the N

  • USDA: America’s “Last Plantation”

    By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide   The same week the USDA was making news in the firing of agent Shirley Sherrod of Georgia,  the almost two-decad

  • Sherrod: Where We Must Go From Here

    By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief   WASHINGTON  Former Department of Agriculture Rural Development Director Shirley Sherrod of South West Georgia, still reeling fr

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Portsmouth Interim Mayor Selected

 

By Leonard E. Colvin

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By a vote of 5 to 1, former Portsmouth City Council member  Bernard D. Griffin Sr., who once served as the city's  vice mayor, has been selected as the interim mayor for the next three months.

 
 
 

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USDA: America’s “Last Plantation”

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By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide   The same week the USDA was making news in the firing of agent Shirley Sherrod of Georgia,  the almost two-decade long story resurfaced of the plight of Black farmers at the hands of the USDA dating back some 80 years. Sherrod was fired  for alleged racial discrimination 24 years ago based on the contents of a misguided internet ...

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Sherrod: Where We Must Go From Here

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By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief   WASHINGTON  Former Department of Agriculture Rural Development Director Shirley Sherrod of South West Georgia, still reeling from the blow of an assault on her job, character and civil rights record last week, told the Black Press of America that she hopes the travesty of justice that happened to her will now help America move forward with racial ...

National News | Administrator | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 | Hits: 94 | Comments

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Transition to Adulthood: African American Youth and Youth from Low-Income Workin

The fact sheets examine the transition to adulthood for two groups of youth using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 cohort. Low-income African Americans are compared to low-income white youth, and youth from low-income "high-work" families are compared to low-income youth from moderate-work and nonworking (i.e., low-work) families. Low-income African American youth are vulnerable to lower employment and earnings despite comparable levels of high school education and lower risk-taking behaviors. Low-income youth from high-work families show stronger connections to ...

National News | | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 | Hits: 59 | Comments

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The Effects of Immigration on the Employment Outcomes of Black Americans : State

While most evidence suggests that immigration has had a modest negative effect on black employment, especially for those without a high school diploma, changes in immigration law will probably not improve job prospects for young blacks, Senior Fellow Harry Holzer told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He offered six suggestions for policymakers looking to improve outcomes for young African Americans, such as improving their early work experience and occupational training with high-quality career and technical education. read full article...

National News | | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 | Hits: 55 | Comments

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