Tavis To Head NAACP?

The Washington Post is reporting that the NAACP has approached Tavis Smiley about heading up the organization. Smiley says that he will meet with the organization.
Does Smiley have the managerial skills to turn the NAACP around? Is he being considered just because of his name?

Building Consensus on Social Security

The number one national news story over the past few weeks has been President Bush’s push to reform Social Security. In fact, Social Security Reform was the central theme of his State of the Union Speech. Republican policymakers will fan out all over the country in the next few weeks to promote the [...]

Tavis To Head NAACP?

The Washington Post is reporting that the NAACP has approached Tavis Smiley about heading up the organization. Smiley says that he will meet with the organization.
Does Smiley have the managerial skills to turn the NAACP around? Is he being considered just because of his name?

Building Consensus on Social Security

The number one national news story over the past few weeks has been President Bush’s push to reform Social Security. In fact, Social Security Reform was the central theme of his State of the Union Speech. Republican policymakers will fan out all over the country in the next few weeks to promote the [...]

The State of….AIDS

Newsweek recently ran a cover story about The New Face of AIDS: Black Women. The article paints a devastating picture of AIDS in America. Particularly, the article focuses on the dramatic increase of HIV and AIDS in black women. So it got me to thinking–how are all of these black women contracting this horrible disease? [...]

Profile: Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele

If you’re into politics, and you’ve turned on a television in the last few months, you’ve seen the face of Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele. In January 2003, Michael Steele earned a place in history when he became the first African American elected to statewide office, and the first-ever Republican Lieutenant Governor in Maryland. [...]

The State of….AIDS

Newsweek recently ran a cover story about The New Face of AIDS: Black Women. The article paints a devastating picture of AIDS in America. Particularly, the article focuses on the dramatic increase of HIV and AIDS in black women. So it got me to thinking–how are all of these black women contracting this horrible disease? [...]

Profile: Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele

If you’re into politics, and you’ve turned on a television in the last few months, you’ve seen the face of Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele. In January 2003, Michael Steele earned a place in history when he became the first African American elected to statewide office, and the first-ever Republican Lieutenant Governor in Maryland. [...]