The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

According to this writer, Republican candidates missed an opportunity during the Imus controversy.
Don Imus controversy made clear the GOP party is still clueless when it comes to race and representing the kind of party that is inclusive to African-Americans and perhaps, minorities as a whole.
Republican presidential candidates missed an opportunity to make political gains with [...]

(myfoxla.com) BEVERLY HILLS — Black parents and civil rights leaders will present applications today for Beverly Hills High School’s diversity program, which was modified after complaints that it benefited few black and Latino students.
At an April 12 meeting with civil rights leaders, Superintendent Kari McVeigh extended the deadline 13 days to tomorrow and decided to [...]

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) — Working on an old computer with a burned-out monitor, Cuban rapper Aldo Rodriguez painstakingly lays the tracks for his next song.
Sitting shirtless on the edge of his bed, tattoos up and down both arms, the 23-year-old says he’s not afraid to speak his mind in the communist country run by Fidel [...]

It is stories like this that I use in my case that despite some of the problems here in America, this country is by far the best option for those that live in hopeless situations.
(miamiherald.com) One by one they walked in: five girls in spring flower dresses with their hair neatly braided, nine boys in [...]

(eurweb.com) A documentary is in the works about African Americans who have made substantial contributions on Wall Street. Titled “Wall Street In the Black,†the film by Drunia M. Duvivier aims to serve as inspiration for a generation of black youth.
“I was inspired by the extraordinary African American men and women I encountered,” Duvivier, who [...]

As promised here is the very first blackinformant.com podcast. This is an interview that I had last week with mortgage industry expert Christopher Cruise (click here for related post that features his bio). Show notes and link will also appear under the “Podcasts” link in the above menu (for some of you it may be [...]

PHILADELPHIA (AP)  New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin criticized the cleanliness of Philadelphia after a visit to the city last week. On Sunday, he apologized for his remarks.
“Let me tell you something. You ought to go to Philly and you will appreciate how clean New Orleans is,” Nagin said Saturday to a crowd of New [...]