November 12, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Young, gifted, and (56 percent) Black

In what is being called an unprecedented Cincinnati City Council election Tuesday, Nov. 8, the new Council that will form Dec. 1 will be largely African American and heavily loaded with Democrats. More...

Historic election changes make-up of Cincinnati City Council

Also: Ohio Senate Bill 5 and CPS levy defeated; indigent care levy passes; streetcar project back on track More...

Events

Urban League in 50th Opportunity Dinner Nov.

Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World

An elegant evening of awards to notable corporate, government and community supporters along with a delicious dinner and rousing performance by Youth Ensemble of Atlanta will highlight the Urban League of Greater Atlanta’s 50th Annual Equal Opportuni More...

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Calendar

Herald Calendar

Special Events and Exhibits
By Crystal Kendrick

Nov 10 – 12: Beggar's Carnivale. Step right up to the sexiest, strangest, wildest show on earth! More...

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Section B

Federated Women's Club honors youth and seniors

“I have everything I need to start my day when I look around my bedroom,” began Dr. Johnnie Huston, president of the Southwest District of the Ohio Association of Women’s Clubs. More...

Class XIX of Urban League African American Leadership Development Program

The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, which offers one of the oldest leadership development programs in the area, recently announced its 19th class of African American leaders and emerging leaders. More...

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth: The Lessons He Taught Me

By Tracie M. Hunter, Esq., Herald Contributor

Nearly a year after my still unresolved election and after numerous court battles reaching to the United States Supreme Court, I await a federal court ruling any day that could order the Hamilton County Ohio Board of Elections to count hundreds of pr More...

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The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati Announces BuzzUs Telephone Event for Local Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati offers local homeowners a unique opportunity to access $570.4 million of Restoring Stability: A Save the Dream Ohio Initiative funds allocated from the U.S. Department of Treasury. More...

The Banks' Public Partnership exceeding economic inclusion goals

Rising out of the flood plain of the Ohio River between Cincinnati’s two major league sports stadiums, The Banks will be Greater Cincinnati’s largest single, mixed-use development and the premier residential, entertainment, dining, and of More...

News

New NAACP Program Targets Childhood Obesity

Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Voice
By Ben Wrobel, Guest Writer

WASHINGTON — With a few steps to the left and a few steps to the right, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin recently demonstrated the NAACP's renewed focus on healthy living and childhood obesity. More...

Obama Jobs Bill Blocked by Senate Republicans

President Barack Obama speaks about jobs, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington. Obama is urging Congress to pass the infrastructure piece of the American Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper

President Barack Obama continued to tout his jobs agenda Nov. 3 as Senate Republicans dealt him another defeat, stopping a $60 billion infrastructure bill. More...

Dr. Conrad Murray convicted in Michael Jackson's death

From Wire Services LOS ANGELES — More...

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