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| Topic Started: Apr 19 2011, 12:39 AM (2,317 Views) | |
| Marcus | Apr 19 2011, 12:39 AM Post #1 |
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The news article talks about how Obama is putting black people last, and putting every other group ahead of blacks. http://newsone.com/newsone-original/newsonestaff2/obama-black-vote-insult/ Edited by Marcus, Apr 19 2011, 12:40 AM.
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| Cool Breeze | Apr 19 2011, 01:23 AM Post #2 |
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If black people don't show up to vote in the next election Obama has himself to blame, for taking black people for granted. |
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| Black Pharoah | Apr 19 2011, 01:35 AM Post #3 |
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The mulatto factor strikes again. |
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| keith7 | Apr 19 2011, 03:12 AM Post #4 |
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This man Obama has a website dedicated to african americans and you know what.........Its got nothing on it. Im sorry he has a lot of speeches and events. Hes got some black folk singing and dancing for him. He also has a section dedicated to the black LGBT community. You loyalists........................................ This is not MLK Jr.s dream. Father YAH please do something to change President Obamas heart so that President Obama will turn his face toward you. AMEN. peace. |
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| Last Black man | Apr 19 2011, 06:18 AM Post #5 |
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The person who wrote this article stated Obama has not done anything for black issues: Obama Signs Order Boosting HBCU Funding President Barack Obama signed the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Friday afternoon, proposing $98 million in new money for these historic institutions for the 2011 fiscal year. “Education reform has been a top priority of my administration,” said Obama. “We're not only doing this because these schools are a gateway to a better future for African Americans; we’re doing it because their success is vital to a better future for all Americans.” The executive order includes a 5%, or $13 million, increase for the Strengthening HBCUs Program and support for the $85 million in mandatory funding for HBCUs in the pending Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. The president’s budget would increase the Federal Pell Grant program from $18.2 billion in the 2008-2009 award year to a proposed $34.8 billion in 2011-2012. For HBCUs this means an increase of about $400 million in Pell Grants since the start of the Obama administration. The budget also includes $20.5 million to provide HBCUs with access to financing for the repair, renovation, and construction or acquisition of educational facilities, instructional equipment, research instrumentation, and physical infrastructure. This funding will support $279 million in new loans in 2011, more than $100 million more than in 2010. The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institution program would receive $3.1 million, a 5% increase from previous years http://www.blackenterprise.com/2010/03/01/obama-signs-order-boosting-hbcu-funding/ Being a graduate of an HBCU, I would like to thank Obama for what he has done for the HBCUs in the state of GA. The campus is much improved and people are excited. Givens thanks Obama for HBCU support News Web Site News Community News .Givens thanks Obama for HBCU support StoryCommentsShare This ShareSend this page to your friendsPrintCreate a hardcopy of this pageFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizePosted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:00 am Givens thanks Obama for HBCU support By Dr. Henry Givens, Jr. For The St. Louis American St. Louis American | 0 comments I had the great pleasure and high honor of being invited to the White House for the signing of President Barack Obama’s new Executive Order, Promoting Excellence, Innovation and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This order will provide funding and support for the nation’s 105 HBCUs, which are spread across 20 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and which serve more than 300,000 undergraduate, graduate, law and medical students from around the world. Dr. John S. Wilson has been appointed to serve as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and will lead and coordinate the work of the Obama administration, federal agencies and the HBCU community. A 25-member advisory board consisting of representatives from a variety of sectors will assist him. Among other things, this new executive order requires each executive department and agency designated by the Secretary of Education to prepare an annual agency plan outlining its efforts to strengthen and increase HBCU participation in federal programs and initiatives and provides substantial new funding opportunities for HBCUs in President Obama’s proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year. This groundbreaking executive order is particularly exciting for Harris-Stowe because it increases funding and support for our students and for a variety of programs and initiatives of which we are already involved. Most notably, the executive order increases the Pell grant maximum award to $5,710 in President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget. This award would fully cover tuition, fees and up to $500 for books for all Pell-grant eligible students who pay in-state tuition at Harris-Stowe State University. President Obama’s executive order also provides $20.5 million for the HBCU Capital Financing Program which provided Harris-Stowe with financing for the Rev. Dr. William G. Gillespie Residence Hall and Student Center that opened in 2006. We are proud to announce that Harris-Stowe has been approved by the HBCU Capital Financing Program for funding for a second residence and dining hall which will open in the Fall 2011 semester. In addition, $103 million will be made available for a comprehensive science and technology workforce program at the National Science Foundation by the executive order. These funds realign and build upon existing programs at NSF to increase funding to promote the study of science and technology and to engage undergraduates at Historically Black, Tribal and Hispanic-serving colleges and universities. Harris-Stowe is currently in the second year of a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation worth $2,500,000 that aims to increase the academic preparedness of undergraduate students in math and science while also increasing the number of Teacher Education candidates who graduate with concentrations in math and science. http://www.stlamerican.com/news/community_news/article_03c2cb6d-ec70-5b2d-9d82-856728f8a62e.html |
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| Last Black man | Apr 19 2011, 06:25 AM Post #6 |
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You people complained like LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL about the healthcare bill when the ones that will primarily get the most benefit is black folks. If black people income tend to lag whites by almost 20K, then this healthcare bill will help close the gap as far as having extra income because medical bills can zap your income; thus placing you in more debt. Obama signs bill reducing cocaine sentencing gap President Obama signed a bill Tuesday reducing the disparity in penalties for the use of crack and powder cocaine, according to the White House. The enactment of the law seals a hard-fought victory for civil rights activists who have argued for years that the differing punishments unfairly target African-Americans. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-03/politics/fair.sentencing_1_powder-cocaine-cocaine-sentencing-gap-sentencing-disparity?_s=PM:POLITICS |
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| Last Black man | Apr 19 2011, 06:52 AM Post #7 |
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Six Issues on Obama's Black Agenda 1. Affordable Health Care and Community Health Centers "Health insurance reform was really a tidal wave of improvement for the quality of life of African-American people," says Jarrett of the new law signed in March. "Right now so many chronic illnesses go untreated, either because of lack of access, lack of education, or lack of resources for preventative tests." The law provides health insurance subsidies for households making less than four times the poverty level, and $11 billion for community health centers in underserved areas. Last year Obama also invested $85 million in community health centers. 2. Black Farmers Settlement In February the President announced a $1.15 billion settlement in a longstanding discrimination suit, won by thousands of Black farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The payment has yet to be appropriated by Congress, though, and the deadline for that to happen is May 31. "It is a top priority for the President," said Jarrett, explaining that he's ordered administration officials to work daily with Congress on how to best handle the payout, and to provide daily reports to senior staff on the status. "Long overdue." 3. Jobs and the Economy Before addressing the administration's approach to tackling the Black unemployment rate of 16.8 percent, which is nearly double the national average, Jarrett credited the Recovery Act for expanding unemployment benefits, TANF (food stamps) and COBRA health coverage. She continued that the White House is supporting a pending $600 million bill that, while incapable of solving the long-term job problem, would create 300,000 summer jobs for low-income youth. "But the best way to help unemployment in the Black community is to improve the public education system," said Jarrett, indicating that the difference between those with professional success and those in poverty is largely academic achievement. 4. Education Reform ...And on that note, Jarrett underscored the unprecedented $77.8 billion in the President's 2011 budget for total Education Department spending. "[Education Secretary] Arne Duncan has been focusing on ways of improving our schools, particularly in the inner cities," she said. The President has allocated $3.5 billion for underperforming urban schools with high dropout rates, $2.1 billion for Head Start early childhood programs for low-income families, and $4.35 billion for "Race to the Top" education reform grants to inspire innovative methods and better teachers in public schools. 5. Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities "We are also continuing to increase our assistance to historically Black colleges," said Jarrett, calling the resources "critical." Obama's 2011 budget includes a $98 million increase in HBCU funding, and a $400 million boost for Pell Grants for low-income students, while the education reconciliation bill he signed into law in March already provides $36 billion for Pell Grants and $2.55 billion directly toward historically Black colleges. 6. Powder/Crack Cocaine Sentencing Change President Obama has advocated eliminating the "100 to 1" sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine (which means, for instance, that it takes 500 grams of powder to earn a five-year sentence, but only five grams of crack for the same punishment). The 24-year law disproportionately imprisons Black drug offenders, and the Senate recently voted to reduce the gap from 100-to-1 to 18-to-1. "It is a step in the right direction," said Jarrett, also noting the President's increased funding for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "But we'll be pushing forward for more steps to get rid of the disparity Read more: http://www.essence.com/news/hot_topics_4/six_issues_on_obamas_black_agenda_yes_bl.php#ixzz1JxtXToNn |
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| memdear70 | Apr 19 2011, 09:34 AM Post #8 |
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Marcus, Marcu, Marcus, the black community was screwed up long before anyone knew the name Barack Obama existed. Do you know what propaganda means? Next year is an election year ...people are just loading their blanks early. I see why so many of you are so short sighted when it comes to politics. You hear something , see something, read something and it's the honest God truth because someone out there is paid to say it. Tell us please what has the president left out that is so important that the black community just must have? Obviously it never occured to you that being the first black Pres. was not going to be the easiest task ever undertaken. I know you don't understand the ramifications of that but try to for your own sake. He's the President not a Black Knight who was elected to do whatever it is you think he was supposed to do for the blacks only. Where does that mind-set come from? I know I'm wasting my time but I had to say it because so many of you all are so illinformed, and it has nothing to do with party affiliation. There is not one person who posts on this board who thinks of Obama so negatively who could take the Office of President and do anything constructive with the limited power the office is given. For those of you who feel it is just fine for the white population to dictate to the President what they want or don't want why are you not doing the same thing, why just get on AFN and complain and belittle him all the time. Do you think he knows about this board and cares what you say about him. Probably not, because the majority of you just don't have the faintest clue. You frequently say he's a HN, if Cain were to win the ticket what would he be? You need to stop using all of those old negative terms and get with the program, todays program. Calling your own names like that is so ugly. But you continue to want something better for our community, so how do we get there with that kind of mind set? This time I would appreciate an answer to my questions and not your routine quip from your word file. |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | Apr 19 2011, 06:11 PM Post #9 |
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Black people are waking up to Obama |
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| Marcus | Apr 19 2011, 07:04 PM Post #10 |
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That's sad You said it aint nothing on there, LOL |
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