MCJR Week, Sept. 25-29, examines the Fourth Estate

Posted on 09/13/17 by The Spartan Echo

MCJR Week 2017 The Fourth Estate: Protecting Truth, Preserving Democracy, Serving the People http://www.nsumcjr.com Monday, September 25, 2017 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Conference Registration Location: SC138C 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration Continued Location: SC138C 6:30 p.m. MCJR Mixer/Kickoff Location: SC138C Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals 7:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: L. Joy Williams https://ljoywilliams.com/services/speaker/ Location: … Continue reading →

International News / Latin America & the Caribbean / National / Politics / U.S. News

OAS head urges bloc suspend Venezuela over elections

Posted on 03/14/17 by JAJames

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States wants regional governments to suspend Venezuela from the Washington-based group unless general elections are held soon to break a political impasse that he said Tuesday, March 14, is destroying the country’s democracy. OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro made the request in a 75-page report … Continue reading →

Politics

California governor defiant in face of Trump agenda

Posted on 01/24/17 by yasmainespeaks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown forcefully defended California’s efforts to curb global warming, protect immigrants and expand health care, vowing in his State of the State address Tuesday, Jan. 24, to fight the Trump administration if it tries to roll back the state’s accomplishments. “California is not turning back. Not now, not ever,” … Continue reading →

Business / International News / Politics

OAS chief moves against Venezuela

Posted on 05/31/16 by lsowemimo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Organization Of American States on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting of regional governments to evaluate Venezuela’s respect for democracy, a move that could lead to the country’s suspension from the hemispheric body. Luis Almagro said Venezuela had suffered “grave alterations of democratic order” and called for a … Continue reading →

Europe / Politics

Poles fearing attack on democracy by government join protest

Posted on 01/24/16 by Jx THX

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles across the country marched Saturday Jan. 23 in freezing temperatures to protest a slew of measures by the country’s new right-wing government that they say are anti-democratic. The motto of the marches, the most recent of several that have taken place since the nationalist, right-wing Law and Justice … Continue reading →

Campus Life / Education

San Francisco school delays election over lack of diversity

Posted on 10/21/15 by jlewis71524

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A student government election at a mostly Hispanic San Francisco middle school turned into a debate about the democratic process when the principal delayed the results because the winners did not reflect the school’s diversestudent body. Everett Middle School Principal Lena Van Haren announced the winners on Monday, more than a … Continue reading →

Arts/Entertainment / Books / Celebrities / Politics

President Barack Obama interviews author Marilynne Robinson

Posted on 10/12/15 by allisonjaycope

NEW YORK (AP) — For this interview, President Barack Obama was the one asking the questions. In a discussion held last month in Iowa and posted Monday October 12th by The New York Review of Books, Obama asked Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson about faith, democracy, education and writing. Obama explained that he met … Continue reading →