Week In Review

Last week the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) released Free the Vote: Unlocking Democracy in the Cells and on the Streets, a report detailing the impact felon disfranchisement laws have on communities of color nationwide.

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Four division champions return for the 24th edition of the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, which makes its 13th consecutive appearance, May 7-9, at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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“The response has been good. We’re encouraged,” Benjamin told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “This campaign is about building a better city – a safe city, a clean city and a city that is run well. We’re also focusing on job creation.”

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First lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit last Tuesday to the ruins of the Haitian capital, a high-profile reminder that hundreds of thousands remain in desperate straits three months after the earthquake.

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Whitney Houston has again pushed back the European leg of her first tour in years on the advice of doctors who are encouraging her to take time to recover from a respiratory illness, according to a statement issued last Wednesday.

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Howard University, host a two-day symposium from April 8-10, to honor the late Dr. John Hope Franklin, author of the classic text, “From Slavery to Freedom”, and distinguished faculty member who made many significant contributions to African American history, as well as civil and human rights.

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Jobless residents throughout Detroit are victims of a man-made disaster that is devastating communities across the country. And when life gets tough for America, the pain for black Americans is exponentially worse.

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Multiple Grammy Award-winning, recording artist, actress and songwriter Janet Jackson will now add another first to her iconic career when she makes her Essence Music Festival debut this Fourth of July weekend–July 2, 3 and 4–in New Orleans as the third and final headliner.

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The host of PBS’s “Washington Week,” Ifill spoke in front of about 200 students and faculty at the Paramount Theatre as part of Emerson’s Communication Week, during which the four departments of Emerson’s School of Communication staged a series of events to discuss their respective fields.

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Mayor Richard M. Daley last week praised the first senior class of Urban Prep Academy, the nation’s first all-boys public charter high school and comprised entirely of African-American students, on achieving a 100 percent acceptance rate to a four-year college or university.

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