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Pastor criticizes NAACP Image Awards for including rappers Enough is Enough is a group that was formed to protest the commercialization and marketing of negative and derogatory images of black men

Whiter jobs, higher wages: Occupational segregation & the lower wages of black men In 2008, the year of the election of the nation’s first black president, black men earned only 71% of what white m

Attack on Public Employees Deals a Sharp Blow to Blacks I believe this is a must read whether or not you hold a government or public sector job. I think this article by Steven Pitts helps explain w

Blame Chicago's black leadership not Carol Moseley Braun Carol Moseley Braun is taking a lot of heat for her dismal showing in the Chicago’s mayoral race in which she only got 9% of the vote. But M

State orders Detroit to close half its schools Michigan state education officials have ordered Robert Bobb ( Detroit district emergency financial manager ) to immediately implement a financial re

Missing Black Woman Alert! Jacquelyn Williams is missing African American Reports: Missing Black Women Jacquelyn Williams of Georgia is missing. Read more: http://aareports.com/p/missing-black

Justice in Jeopardy: Black Farmers Face New Troubles Despite President Obama’s recent signature on landmark civil rights legislation, many black farmers seeking justice for decades of discriminatio

Interview with Eric Cooper the creator of the super hero Knight Seeker Interview with Eric Cooper the creator of the super hero Knight SeekerI love to interview black people who do things outside o

Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com portraying Michelle Obama as fat. You have to see this disrespectful cartoon to believe it: http://aareports.com/2011/02/andrew-breitbarts-biggovernmentcom.html

Obama to seek changes in Pell Grants I fully support President Obama but I think we should all pay attention to what is going on. Pell Grants help many low income African Americans through college

Obama gives black leaders bad news about 2011 budget cuts Among the constituencies bracing for deep cuts in the fiscal 2012 federal budget, African-Americans are as worried as anyone. And with good

The real problem with the Pepsi Max ad Many are not happy with the way the Pepsi Max ad aired during the Superbowl negatively portrayed black women. But shouldn't just as many be upset that the com

Number of Black-Owned Businesses Increased at triple the national rate Census Bureau Reports the Number of Black-Owned Businesses Increased at Triple the National Rate From 2002 to 2007, the number

When will parents really make education a priority? To paraphrase the late Richard Pryor, " If you follow a dumb mutha F**** home you will find a house full of dumb mutha f*****" Sadly that statem

African American Reports: Missing Black Women Alert. Crystal Gray of Syracuse is missing. Read more: http://aareports.com/p/missing-black-women.html

Positive Black People: Sheneese Starr Founder of The In Your Face Movement Far too often many people in black communities notice problems & wait for someone else to fix them. Then there are those

Far too often many people in black communities notice problems & always wait for someone else to fix them. You hear someone should or they should. Then there are those who are tired of " waiting for S

Teacher loses job, continues to teach students For Nathan Thomas, a laid off music teacher from a Paterson middle school, his love of music and teaching enables him to continue to teach a violin en

The Kelley Williams-Bolar mess: A school board members take I have sat back and until today have not posted anything about a case in which a poor black woman Kelley Williams-Bolar was jailed for se

School segregating black students during homeroom Lancaster Pennsylvania has segregated black students not only by race but by gender during homeroom. The all-black homerooms are part of an experim

Now I'm sure all of you saw the State of the Union Address. Now you can go to cable channels for their expert analysis with all of their political pundits, politicians, and fancy graphics or come here

Under the executive order Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad issued last week, ex-offenders first must all fines, fees and court-ordered restitution before being allowed to vote. Read more here: http://aareport

Yesterday I posed a question as to whether black bloggers indirectly contibute to negative stereotypes about African Americans. Many took the poll and commented. I emailed some black bloggers and some

Do black bloggers help contribute to stereotypes of African Americans? I know many black bloggers write on issues we believe are hurting the black community but do we as bloggers unintentionally dr

Dr. King wanted opportunity for all and oddly enough in science fiction African African Americans have been put in leadership positions with hardly a blink of an eye. And I'm just not talking about in