Julianne Malveaux

Mar 1 2012

Set for March 4-9

With a potential 5 million voters being affected by prospective new laws in 34 states, the Rev. Al Sharpton said his Selma to Montgomery march, to be held March 4-9, aims to expose what appears to be a goal of disenfranchisement in the Nov. 6 election.

Julianne Malveaux  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Feb 9 2012

Let them not be forgotten

I am grateful and appreciative of Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D., the man who claimed Negro History Week, which later changed to Black History Month. From a week to a month is outstanding, but we need to rock the year, every year, because there are so many opportunities to celebrate Black History. The organization that Woodson founded, the Association for the Study of African American Life and Heritage (ASAALH) organizes a theme each year, and this year the theme is women.

Julianne Malveaux  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Feb 2 2012

Showing disrespect by the book

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has one hell of a nerve. In an image that has gone viral, she put her finger in President Barack Obama’s face, apparently lecturing him about something or other, making her the pure picture of arrogant disrespect.

Julianne Malveaux  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 26 2012

Newt Gingrich paints a deceptive picture

Newt Gingrich is playing racial politics, and he is playing to win. First, he says that Black children should get jobs as janitors (Why not suggest they get the same consulting contract he did at Freddie Mac? I’m with Mitt Romney here. What did Gingrich tell Freddie Mac that was worth more than a million dollars?).

Julianne Malveaux  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 12 2012

The reality if different for Blacks

The unemployment rate is falling for the third month in a row, and in December about 200,000 private sector jobs were created. The monthly unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that unemployment has declined by six-tenths of a percentage point since August. Already, some economists are saying we can expect another decline next month.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”