today in black history

September 03, 2009

Pioneering civil rights lawyer and Howard University law professor, Charles Hamilton Houston, was born in 1895 in Washington, D.C.

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NSnewstv.com has enlisted an impressive roster of experts in a wide variety of fields to explore issues in their respective areas of expertise that bear upon the Black community. Our contributors cover such subjects as crimial justice, economic development, health care, politics, law, business and a multitude of topics that daily determine the social status, economic well being and civic standing of Blacks in the Diaspora.


Mr. Sadiq Jeru Ahmed
Community Activist
New York, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: Community improvement, youth development, Black males

Dr. Algernon Austin
Director
Race, Ethnicity and Economy Program
Economic Policy Institute
Washington, DC
Area(s) of Expertise: The effect of race and ethnicity in policy development and economic outcomes

Mr. Colin D. Bull
Director, Reentry Project
New York City Bar
Area(s) of Expertise: Felon reentry, impact of mass incarceration on people of color; disparities in criminal justice system

Dr. Nsenga K. Burton
Editorial Director
RsuhmoreDrive.com
Charlotte, NC
Area(s) of Expertise: Culture, current events, politics and feminism

Ms. Cora Daniels
Author
“Ghetto Nation”
Area(s) of Expertise: The impact of popular culture on the Black community

Dr. Ron Daniels
President
Institute for the Black World 21st Century
New York, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: The effect of racial disparities on the economic and social well being of Blacks in the Diaspora, social justice issues and African/Caribbean politics

Mr. Fred Davie
President & CEO
Public Private Ventures
Philadelphia, PA
Area(s) of Expertise: Felon reentry, youth development, workforce development

Mr. Ed Gordon
Journalist
Host, Our World with Black Enterprise
New York, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: Current political and social developments, popular culture and issues affecting Black families

Dr. Lenworth Gunther
Retired Professor
Essex County College
Newark, NJ
Area(s) of Expertise: African American history, Africa and the Caribbean, and social justice issues

Ms. Linda Harris
Director of Youth Policy
Center for Law and Social Policy
Washington, DC
Area(s) of Expertise: Youth policy with a particular focus on young adults age 16 to 24 who are out of school and out of work; so-called “disconnected youth”

Dr. Linda Loubert
Research Associate
Institute for Urban Research
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Area(s) of Expertise: Urban policy, impacts on the Black community

Dr. Pedro Noguera
Executive Director, Author
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
Steinhardt School of Education
New York University
New York, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: Public education, impact of racial disparities on Black boys

Mr. Wayne Pollard
Author
Maplewood, NJ
Area(s) of Expertise: Business and corporate diversity issues

Dr. Divine Pryor
Executive Director
Nu Leadership Policy Group
Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: Felon reentry and the impact of the formerly incarcerated on community development and family stability

Dr. William Spriggs
Chairman, Department of Education
Howard University
Washington, DC
Area(s) of Expertise: The economic cycle, economic disparities and the impact of globalization on the Black community

Dr. Walter Stafford
Professor of Public Policy
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
New York University
New York, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: Disparities in public policy that disproportionately impact Blacks, labor market effects

Mr. James Steele
Special Assistant
Office of Rep. Gregory Meeks
New York, NY
Area(s) of Expertise: Political process and electoral politics

Dr. Martha Wharton
Assistant Vice President
Loyola College of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Area(s) of Expertise: African American literature, Black women’s studies, diversity issues in higher education

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