today in black history

U.S. Supreme Court rules segregation in public education unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

Smithsonian

July 14, 2009

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
documents
- 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
- Congressional Black Caucus Constituents Profile
  An overview of the constituents served by the Congressional Black Caucus
- African Americans and Subprime Lending
  One of the foremost Black think tanks looks at the impact of the subprime mortgage market on Black homeowners