Posted in POLITRICKS on Sunday, November22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why We’re Not ‘Post-Racial’
Jesse Jackson versus Artur Davis.
When Alabama Congressman Artur Davis voted against the health-care bill that passed the House earlier this month, he probably expected some grief from fellow Democrats. But he couldn’t have anticipated being accused of selling out his race.
Mr. Davis was the only black Member to oppose the legislation, [...]
Posted in POLITRICKS, tagged BROOKLYN, HARLEM, NYC on Tuesday, November10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Traitor Among Us | Room Eight
Traitor Among Usposted by Mary Alice MillerMon, 11/09/2009 – 2:56pm
All weekend, I have been mulling over whether I should post this. As someone who tries not to allow myself to be easily manipulated, I had to make sure I was not being goaded into reacting instead of responding. I [...]
Posted in COMMUNITY, POLITRICKS on Saturday, November7, 2009 | Comments Off
City and state clash over plan for Deegan exits
Nov. 9 hearing will give public a chance to weigh in
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Bernard Stein in Government, Transportation
Efforts to relieve congestion on the Major Deegan Expressway have touched off a turf war between state traffic engineers and the city’s planners over the future of [...]
Posted in HARLEM, HARLEM HAPPENINGS, HARLEM POLITRICKS, POLITRICKS on Wednesday, October14, 2009 | Comments Off
Vince Morgan Announces Run for 15th Congressional District
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Contact: Sharon Morgan, +1-347-602-0908 (mobile), sharon@morgan4congress.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Harlem based banker, Vince Morgan, today announced his campaign to represent New York’s 15th Congressional District. The seat has been occupied for the [...]
Posted in HARLEM, POLITRICKS on Saturday, October10, 2009 | Comments Off
Race Relations Bloomberg Style
posted by bklynpolSat, 10/10/2009 – 4:43pm
There was a little noticed “puff piece” this past week in The New York Times. The article highlighted the campaign inner circles of both Bloomberg and Thompson. In reading the piece there was nothing too surprising. The senior staffs had the backgrounds one would expect. What [...]
Posted in HARLEM POLITRICKS, POLITRICKS, tagged HARLEM, UPTOWNFLAVOR on Monday, October5, 2009 | Comments Off
The Rangel-Paterson Strategy
By Elizabeth Benjamin
Jacob Gershman floated a fascinating trial balloon late Friday that involved a mid-term resignation by embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel in order to provide an exit strategy for another equally embattled former Harlem Democrat, Gov. David Paterson.
So far, I have spoken to two different Democrats who, as far [...]
Posted in GENERAL, POLITRICKS on Wednesday, September30, 2009 | Comments Off
American Police Force Corporation Takes Over Small Town Police Force and Prisoner-Less Jail 29 Sep 2009 (MT) This is the strange story of how American Police Force, a little known company which claims to specialize in training military and security forces overseas, has seemingly taken control of a $27 million, never-used jail, and a rural [...]
Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTS, EDUCATION, GENERAL, MEDICAL, POLITRICKS on Thursday, September24, 2009 | Comments Off
Race and the Soda Pop Tax
By Nina JacintoPosted on September 24, 2009, Printed on September 24, 2009http://www.wiretapmag.org/blogs/race/44529/
I think most of us can think of a commercial for Pepsi or Coke faster than we can think of any advertisement for fruits or vegetables. That’s because the $115 billion dollar soda industry has done a lot to [...]
Posted in HARLEM, HARLEM POLITRICKS, POLITRICKS, tagged Politics on Wednesday, September23, 2009 | Comments Off
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WHat Did David Paterson Do To Deserve All This?
posted by Larry Littlefield
Wed, 09/23/2009 – 7:36am
Not much as Governor or Lieutenant Governor, as far as I am concerned. There his alleged sins and errors have been mostly within the political world, which doesn’t matter much to me at all. And it [...]
Posted in POLITRICKS, tagged Politics on Monday, September21, 2009 | Comments Off
Obama administration asks Gov. Paterson not to seek reelection in 2010
Obama administration asks Gov. Paterson not to seek reelection in 2010
By Elizabeth Benjamin and Kenneth Lovett Daily News Albany Bureau
Sunday, September 20th 2009, 12:39 AMPresident Obama does not want Gov. Paterson to seek reelection.Bedder/Getty, Miller for NewsPresident Obama does not want Gov. Paterson to seek reelection.Take [...]
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