Debtor’s Dilemma: Pay the Mortgage or Walk Away
Well, in the post immediately preceding this one, we see that there are people whose financial situation is such that they have to worry about eating between getting their monthly food stamp allotment. That’s not the full story of the financial crisis as we’ve another group of people who, while not needing to concern themselves … Continue reading
Coordinated warning to Obama from African Americans
An op-ed from Dwayne Wickham, a noted African-American columnist. He’s reporting on the Congressional Black Caucus’ anger at perceived slights from Obama. The CBC recently boycotted some legislation to force some spending initiatives for neighborhoods and the unemployed in the districts they represent. Several prominent African-Americans across the board are going after Obama in a … Continue reading
Cornel West: Obama is for big business not the jobless
Well, it looks like some prominent African-Americans are taking the gloves off and starting to go after Obama as they should. To be fair, Obama was somewhat hemmed in by certain things put in place by his predecessor such as the $ 700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to bail out Wall Street, but there really has … Continue reading
Myths that keep black Americans unemployed
An excellent op-ed from John McWhorter. McWhorter is a well known African-American conservative and here he explodes the myths that African-Americans sometimes operate under that result in some remaining unemployed. With respect to everything he says about the myth relative to securing employment, I’m in 100% agreement and there’s nothing to be added. Where we depart ways … Continue reading
The African-American Clarion Call 