Race Issues in Hollywood
African-American actors talked about obstacles they face in the television and film industry. Each spoke about the barriers they encountered starting their careers as actors or stuntmen and …
671 viewsAfrican-American actors talked about obstacles they face in the television and film industry. Each spoke about the barriers they encountered starting their careers as actors or stuntmen and …
671 viewsRadio talk show hosts Ed Schultz and Tom Joyner, and numerous actors and entertainers attended a rally titled “Heeding a call to Put America Back to Work and Pull America Back Together.” On…
2,231 viewsAfter several speeches, TransAfrica board members presented Harry Belafonte with the Cabral International Freedom Award. Mr. Belafonte, also a board member of TransAfrica, spoke about his li…
226 viewsThe participants talked with the reporters about Congresswoman McKinney’s altercation with U.S. capitol police.
342 viewsWalter Mosley talked about his book Life Out of Context: Which Includes a Proposal for the Non-Violent Takeover of the House of Representatives, published by Nation Books. Mr. Mosley was in…
579 viewsIn the first panel of an afternoon session of State of the Black Union 2006 titled, “Defining the African American Agenda, Part II,” participants focused on the State of the Black Union 2005…
6,842 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus held the 35th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), which is considered to be the premier African American conference on policy issues. The ALC provides the pla…
3,458 viewsEntertainer and activist, Harry Belafonte, spoke about the future of race relations and the role of black men in the new century. Among the topics he addressed were economic inequalities, Af…
78 viewsRelatives, friends, and congressional colleagues of Representative Ted Weiss, D-NY, spoke at a memorial service in a New York synagogue to honor the late member of Congress. Rep. Weiss had b…
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