http://www.thedefendersonline.com A civil rights blog promoting informed discourse on issues of race, justice, equality and democracy. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/no-money-in-the-bank-black-women-wealth-and-assets/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/no-money-in-the-bank-black-women-wealth-and-assets/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:33:10 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12676 C. Nicole Mason If the average single black woman went to the bank and withdrew her wealth, she would only withdraw $100.00. And nearly half of single black women have zero or negative wealth—meaning if they inserted their cards into an ATM machine, it would more than likely be rejected.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/no-money-in-the-bank-black-women-wealth-and-assets/feed/ 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/juanita-goggins-south-carolina-civil-rights-icon-dies-tragically-but-why/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/juanita-goggins-south-carolina-civil-rights-icon-dies-tragically-but-why/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:32:37 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12679 Janet Singleton After Juanita Goggins’ neighbor noticed that her house lights had been off for a week or more, someone in her Columbus, S.C., community called police, and the once-famous civil rights trailblazer was found in her home—frozen to death.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/juanita-goggins-south-carolina-civil-rights-icon-dies-tragically-but-why/feed/ 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/notes-from-sleezacard/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/notes-from-sleezacard/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:32:11 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12687 Doug Miller Current changes in credit card regulations might lead to an exchange such as this...]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/notes-from-sleezacard/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/new-book-explores-link-between-blackness-and-crime/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/new-book-explores-link-between-blackness-and-crime/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:31:40 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12672 Imani Perry Khalil Gibran Muhammad introduces his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race Crime and the Making of Modern America, with a contemporary lens. He cites the dire reality that “Nearly half of the more than two million Americans behind bars are African American…” and describes the commonplace of associating blackness with crime in the contemporary United States.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/new-book-explores-link-between-blackness-and-crime/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/cartoon-march-16-2010/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/cartoon-march-16-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:28:53 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12683 Kevin Eason Kevin Eason is a freelance editorial cartoonist and Illustrator from NJ. His brand of satire covers news events in politics, entertainment, sports and much more. Kevin’s work features include: TVOne, NABJ, WBLS_107.5FM, EURweb and various newspapers & magazines throughout the country.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/cartoon-march-16-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/arthur-mumphrey/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/arthur-mumphrey/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:01:07 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12668 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/16/arthur-mumphrey/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/mission-critical-succeeding-at-black-america%e2%80%99s-last-chance/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/mission-critical-succeeding-at-black-america%e2%80%99s-last-chance/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:52:07 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12645 Lee A. Daniels Fourteen months into the Obama Presidency, it’s become more and more obvious that the spectacular example of the First Family sketches only a partial portrait of the present and possible future of Black America. The rest of the portrait—better to call it a mosaic—is far more complex and, in some areas, far less sunny.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/mission-critical-succeeding-at-black-america%e2%80%99s-last-chance/feed/ 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/international-women%e2%80%99s-day-crossing-bridges-for-women-around-the-world/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/international-women%e2%80%99s-day-crossing-bridges-for-women-around-the-world/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:30 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12638 TaRessa Stovall Each step I took across the Brooklyn Bridge on a sunny Monday, March 8, brought me closer to survivors whose strength and resilience are as miraculous as they are uplifting. With hundreds of women and men of all colors and ages, we crossed this landmark in unison to pay tribute to women who have survived every atrocity of war and whose lives and stories invite each of us to stand and walk and work for peace.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/international-women%e2%80%99s-day-crossing-bridges-for-women-around-the-world/feed/ 2 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/detroit-diary-don%e2%80%99t-leave-young-workers-behind/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/detroit-diary-don%e2%80%99t-leave-young-workers-behind/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:08 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12629 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/detroit-diary-don%e2%80%99t-leave-young-workers-behind/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/black-history-month-is-over-but-should-it-be/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/black-history-month-is-over-but-should-it-be/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:58:45 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12633 George Alexander I say we start celebrating Black History every day. If there’s ever a good time to feed your mind a little Black History every single day of the week, it’s now.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/black-history-month-is-over-but-should-it-be/feed/ 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/cartoon-march-12-2010/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/cartoon-march-12-2010/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:56:49 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12642 Kevin Eason Kevin Eason is a freelance editorial cartoonist and Illustrator from NJ. His brand of satire covers news events in politics, entertainment, sports and much more. Kevin’s work features include: TVOne, NABJ, WBLS_107.5FM, EURweb and various newspapers & magazines throughout the country.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/12/cartoon-march-12-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/aig-lenders-pay-for-discriminating-against-blacks/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/aig-lenders-pay-for-discriminating-against-blacks/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:46 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12578 Doug Miller Two subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), the “ too big to fail” insurer that received one of the biggest slices of the federal financial services bailout, will pay more than $6 million to settle allegations that they discriminated against African Americans by charging them higher fees for mortgages transacted during a period from 2003 to 2006.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/aig-lenders-pay-for-discriminating-against-blacks/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/victory-for-now-for-gay-marriage-in-d-c/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/victory-for-now-for-gay-marriage-in-d-c/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:17 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12592 Jackie Jones Gay and lesbian couples are now able to marry legally in the nation’s capital. A large part of making that happen came from a direct campaign to win the support of the city’s African-American residents, long believed to be opposed to such a law.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/victory-for-now-for-gay-marriage-in-d-c/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/precious-and-the-oscars/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/precious-and-the-oscars/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:08:45 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12584 Stacey Patton First, I’d like to thank members of the Academy for not awarding a slew of Oscars to what New York Press film critic Armond White called “the biggest con job of the year” –Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/precious-and-the-oscars/feed/ 15 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/we%e2%80%99re-not-the-na%e2%80%99vis-the-true-ecology-of-avatar/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/we%e2%80%99re-not-the-na%e2%80%99vis-the-true-ecology-of-avatar/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:08:23 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12602 Eisa Nefertari Ulen It is entirely fitting that the character that must risk the most in this film, and change completely, is a white dude. Cameron has explored geo-political realities facing our world that make the politics of color in this film work.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/we%e2%80%99re-not-the-na%e2%80%99vis-the-true-ecology-of-avatar/feed/ 3 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/the-abdication-of-desiree-rogers/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/the-abdication-of-desiree-rogers/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:07:22 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12577 Janet Singleton White House Social Secretary Desirée Rogers stepped down from her position this month, and said farewell: She told the Chicago Sun Times that serving the country “had been an honor and a privilege.” She was leaving, she said because she wants to “explore opportunities in the corporate world.” She denied her decision stems from the scandal in which a couple and a separate individual were able to sneak into a state dinner given by the Obama administration to honor Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/the-abdication-of-desiree-rogers/feed/ 2 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/hollyhood-real-life-in-la-la-land/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/hollyhood-real-life-in-la-la-land/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:13 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12583 Eisa Nefertari Ulen As we digest and debate the results of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards—including the racial aspects of various wins and nominations—Hollywood insider Valerie Joyner’s debut novel, Hollyhood, has special resonance and relevance.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/hollyhood-real-life-in-la-la-land/feed/ 2 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/james-waller/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/james-waller/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:49:53 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12604 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/james-waller/feed/ 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/remembering-selma-1965-and-the-march-that-changed-america/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/remembering-selma-1965-and-the-march-that-changed-america/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:53:57 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12559 The Editors Friday, March 5, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) marked the 45th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march in Selma in the spirit the marchers of that day would have appreciated—by working with the citizens of Selma and other communities to ensure the voting rights won that day remain secure.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/remembering-selma-1965-and-the-march-that-changed-america/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/attorney-general-eric-holder-bids-jake-henderson-farewell/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/attorney-general-eric-holder-bids-jake-henderson-farewell/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:54:53 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12536 Maynard Eaton The nation’s top lawman cleared his busy schedule on March 1, to travel to Atlanta to attend the funeral of Jacob Henderson, Jr., a pioneering military attorney during the 1960s who became an expert on international travel and a leading Atlanta businessman.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/attorney-general-eric-holder-bids-jake-henderson-farewell/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/what-civil-rights-organizations-can-learn-from-du-bois-and-the-early-years-of-the-crisis-magazine/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/what-civil-rights-organizations-can-learn-from-du-bois-and-the-early-years-of-the-crisis-magazine/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:37 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12522 Stacey Patton Late last month my mentor, the great Pulitzer-prize winning historian David Levering-Lewis, invited me to be his special guest at the 100th anniversary celebration of the NAACP’s Crisis Magazine. A rapt audience gathered inside the New York Hilton Hotel’s Trianon Ballroom to hear Lewis and current Crisis editor Jabari Asim have a conversation about the magazine’s early years and its first intrepid editor-in-chief, W.E.B. Du Bois.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/what-civil-rights-organizations-can-learn-from-du-bois-and-the-early-years-of-the-crisis-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/the-business-of-you-credit-card-rules-feel-more-like-a-shell-game/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/the-business-of-you-credit-card-rules-feel-more-like-a-shell-game/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:13 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12525 Jackie Jones The Center for Responsible Lending...has laid out what the new credit card policy legislation that went into effect Feb. 21 really will and won’t do.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/the-business-of-you-credit-card-rules-feel-more-like-a-shell-game/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/theodore-lamont-cross-1924-%e2%80%93-2010/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/theodore-lamont-cross-1924-%e2%80%93-2010/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:09:41 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12532 John Payton The death on February 28 of Theodore Lamont Cross deprives the world and American society and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. of an extraordinary counselor and friend.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/theodore-lamont-cross-1924-%e2%80%93-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/cartoon-march-5-2010/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/cartoon-march-5-2010/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:09:14 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12529 Kevin Eason Kevin Eason is a freelance editorial cartoonist and Illustrator from NJ. His brand of satire covers news events in politics, entertainment, sports and much more. Kevin’s work features include: TVOne, NABJ, WBLS_107.5FM, EURweb and various newspapers & magazines throughout the country.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/05/cartoon-march-5-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/02/a-crack-in-the-danziger-bridge-cover-up/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/02/a-crack-in-the-danziger-bridge-cover-up/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:12 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=12509 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/02/a-crack-in-the-danziger-bridge-cover-up/feed/ 0