today in black history

February 04, 2012

Rosa Parks, the "mother" of the civil rights movement, was born on this date in 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama.

Franklin Raines

POSTED: September 25, 2008, 12:00 pm

Former Fannie Mae head Franklin Raines at the 2008 CBCF Annual Legislative Conference.

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
media
- Black Politicians in New Jersey Reach New Low
  NorthStar Network Editorial 2003
- DC Voting Rights
  A NorthStar Network news report on voting rights in the nation's capital
- Hate American Style
  Violence in Iraq is eerily similar to what Blacks experienced in the era of Jim Crow
- White House Seeks to Muzzle Foreign Press
  Bush White House seeks to silence foreign press over criticism of Iraq War
- President Bush Addresses the Nation
  A NorthStar Network news report on President Bush's speech on Iraq
organizations
- 100 Black Men of America Inc.
  141 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303
documents
- National Opinion Poll on Social Security
  One of the foremost Black think tanks provides a snapshot of Black public opinion on Social Security in 1998.
- Annual CBC Banquet Program, 1973
  The program from the Congressional Black Caucus annual black tie dinner in 1973
- Members of Congress
  A dierctory of Members of the U.S.House of Representatives in the 110th Congress
- The Patriot Act
  The Patriot Act and its impact on civil liberties in the United States
- Poverty Rates by CBC Member District
  Census data detailing poverty rates in 2008 by Congressional Black Caucus Members' districts

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