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“ON POINT!” Radio Talk Show with Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen airs 5 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2010 – Topic: “When did the Revolution Stop?”

June 18th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Black America, Civil Rights, Leadership

“Why are Black Americans still having first’s in 2010?”

In 2010, Black America has fallen by the wayside. It seems as though we have given up. Some are blinded by the hope that with the election of America’s first Black president – the struggle is over. We tend to think the struggle has never left us and its getting worse.

This week, USA Radical Black invites you to join long-time Twin Cities Civil Rights activist; also the longest seated Chairman of the Board for the Minneapolis Urban League; Author of “The Minneapolis Story Blog,” and host of Minneapolis Television Network’s (MTN-17 at 5 p.m. Sundays) “Black Focus,” Mr. Ronald A. Edwards and co-host Don Allen who is the editor-in-chief of two very controversial blogs, “The Independent Business News Network,” and “USA Radical Black,” as they come together for the show, “ON POINT!”

This week’s topic: “When did the Revolution Stop?” Hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen will discuss significant “repeat” issues in the Black community and how these issues were addressed in history and made a priority to fix but still affect the Black communities around the United States today. We will also talk about Minneapolis’ African-American Leadership meetings and why the organizers and participant have missed the mark in addressing the issues of poverty, foreclosures, jobs and economic development. We take a look at the recent homicides in Minneapolis and the fact that the last 8 have no suspects in custody.

“ON POINT!” is a nationally syndicated radio program on BlogTalkRadio that covers World, National and Local News focused to Black Americans.

Listeners can participate by calling our toll-free guest call-in number: 1 (877) 572-42881 or locally in the Twin Cities metro area dial: (347) 426-3904.

We encourage listeners to call in and ask questions.

How to listen to the show – “ON POINT!” is broadcast via the Internet: Listeners can click here or copy and paste this address in your search engine’s browser: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ibnnnews/2010/06/19/on-point-with-ronald-a-edwards-and-don-allen

The 1-hour show starts at 5 p.m. (CST) on Saturday, June 19, 2010.

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For Black America, 2010 Looks a Lot Like the 1970s

May 3rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in A dirty rotten shame, Black America

by Tara Kyle March 29, 2010 08:20 AM (PT) Topics: Race And Ethnicity

When the National Urban League released its annual State of Black America report last week, its message had the unpleasant flavor of familiarity.

At a D.C. press conference, vice president of research Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson read directly from the League’s inaugural 1976 report, citing an urgent need for job creation.

“There is a sense of déja vu, particularly back in 1975 when the economy dipped and declined,” the League’s president and CEO Marc H. Morial told The Root.

Back in the mid-70s, when an oil crisis prompted the last great recession, the poverty rate among African Americans hovered above 30 percent. Over the course of that decade, the number of African Americans living in extremely poor inner-city neighborhoods grew by 164 percent, in contrast to just 24 percent for whites. (By comparison, the African American poverty rate was about 25 percent in 2008, before the worst of the recession took hold, according to the Census Bureau.)

In 2009, black unemployment neared 15 percent, compared to nine percent of whites. That’s far above the 1990s low of seven percent. It’s also nearly four times higher than Morial’s target rate of four percent.

Not only are African Americans disproportionately impacted by unemployment, but they also make up a disproportionate share of people out of work from six months or upwards of a year, according to a March report by Congress’s Joint Economic Committee. Read More »

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