Friday, April 29, 2005
The Environment On Our Heads
Brothers have to cut it off. Shaved off is the latest trend. It is cut as short as possible to prevent the curl. Anything to hide the peas. This when organic would be cool. Remember the Jeri Curl? Almost as much oil on our heads as in our cars. Imports are way down in this area though. What do you think?
Monday, April 25, 2005
U.S. Blacks Use Millions of Barrels of Oil Each Day
Greenberg's Stock Transfer Questioned
...beyond the legal ramifications, image experts said Greenberg's transfer of so much stock to his wife's name, disclosed the same day he invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify in the investigation, could significantly reduce his public standing.
"Transferring shares three days before stepping down seems to me to be something that was done without any sort of thought of how it would play with the public," said James F. Haggerty, an expert in legal media strategy and chief executive of the PR Consulting Group. "What they have to realize is that everything they do has two ramifications, one inside the [legal process] and one outside."
Friday, April 22, 2005
Energy Policy Act of 2005: Good or Bad For Blacks?
Although Congressman Al Hastings' environmental justice amendment failed, Congressman Al Wynn and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee have amendments that were accepted as part of the bill. See http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/legislation1.msnw Senator Barack Obama has also authored legislation that could be included in the bill: http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/legislation.msnw
What would you like to see in our national energy policy?
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Do Native Americans Support Reparations for Blacks?
AAEA is pushing for federal land and mineral rights transfers to African Americans as reparation for slavery. For more information, go to our Reparations Pages:
http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/reparations.msnw
http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/reparations1.msnw
What do you think?
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Status of the Black Community
What Do You Think?
A new National Urban League report, "The State of Black America 2005," states that middle class blacks' tenuous hold on prosperity reflects racial discrimination in housing and other wealth-building arenas — both historically and now — and suggests that today's civil rights battles are largely economic. Among the report's findings:
- Blacks have more than double the unemployment rate of whites.
- Less than half of blacks own homes compared to more than three-fourths of whites.
- Black youth are more likely to have poorly trained teachers, live in poverty and not have health insurance than whites.
The report also makes clear that black America has made significant gains in some areas. Since 1960, when black men earned only 50 cents for every dollar earned by white men, income gaps have narrowed as the black middle class has grown and become more educated. In 2000, black men earned 64 cents on the dollar. The median net worth of black versus white households has remained virtually unchanged for more than a decade: In 2000, black households on average were worth $6,166 compared to $67,000 for whites, census data show. The ratio was virtually identical in the early 1990s. For additional Information:
The National Urban League, http://www.nul.org
120 Wall StreetNew York, NY 10005
(212) 558-5300(212) 344-5332 [fax]
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Legal Combat: Are enemies waging war in our courts?
Since the attacks of Sept. 11, a common refrain has punctuated the legal arguments offered by the Bush administration in support of its terrorism policies: America is fighting a new kind of war, against a new kind of enemy, who will use unconventional methods to attack our nation and way of life. Extending constitutional protections to these foes might give aid and comfort to the enemy or give them some strategic or tactical advantage. This is the theory of "lawfare..."
Saturday, April 2, 2005
Damu Smith Needs Your Help
His many friends are planning a tribute and fundraising gala for him. Email spirofhope2@yahoo.com for more information. In the interim, you can help Damu by contributing to his assistance fund:
www.thepraxisproject.org/damu.html
UPDATE: Damu Smith died on May 5, 2006