I had the pleasure of serving on a panel at the recent White House HBCU Entrepreneurship Conference. A blue-ribbon panel of luminaries from academia and industry was on hand at the invitation of avid U.S.…
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President Obama remains popular among voters, but a sluggish economy remains the biggest challenge in his bid for a second term, according to a new poll. A new Associated Press-Gfk poll shows that Americans are…
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The growth of hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national alarm. Already this year several horrendous hate crimes, possible hate…
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A petition is circulating asking that the country’s the largest restaurant company treat and pay its African American employees “equally.” The petition is a result of the suit Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC) has filed…
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As a political issue, same-sex marriage is like playing 3-D chess: Opponents of the idea need to move quickly because the game board is tilting slowly but steadily in favor of the other side. It…
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Gov. Tom Corbett’s state budget plan is now out of step with his own party. State Senate Republican leaders are pushing a plan to restore some of the funding for colleges, public schools and social…
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