Congressional Black Caucus Wants Stimulus Money Directed to Black Papers
By E&P Staff
Published: July 09, 2009 4:40 PM ET
CHICAGO The Congressional Black Caucus has lined up behind a proposal to direct economic stimulus into advertisements in black-owned newspapers and radio stations.
In a letter to Vice President Joe Biden and White House cabinet members, caucus Chairwoman U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said the money should be spent on ads with information about how to apply for economic stimulus funds.
“We write to bring to your attention the general concern among African American newspapers and radio station owners that they are not being given a fair opportunity to compete for federal advertising dollars,” Lee wrote Biden. “Specifically, we seek your commitment that black-owned media outlets are receiving their fair share of advertising dollars in conjunction with the various activities associated with the disbursement of federal dollars.”
The letter, first reported by Hazel Trice Edney in the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) newsletter, was inspired by a similar entreaty to the White House last spring by NNPA Chairman John B. Smith Jr.
In a separate letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Rep. Lee asks for an accounting of how much the Treasury and private financial institutions that receive funding under the Trouble Assets Relief Program “have spent on African-American, Latino and Asian American-owned newspapers and radio stations.”
In both letters, Lee said black-owned papers and radio stations are “uniquely positioned to communicate directly with segments of the population” that the government needs to reach with its stimulus package.
“African American owned newspapers and radio stations have historically captured and chronicled the hopes and history of the African American community when no one else cared,” Lee wrote.
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I wonder if the Congressional White Caucus is going to try and direct money to White owned Newspapers?
Gio-
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Gio,
You had warned us that BHO’s presidency will be about reparations to blacks, although there isn’t one alive today who actually is a slave.
To top everything, BHO isn’t even descended from an American slave! His mother was “white”; his father was Kenyan.
That’s the twist to all this that I find intriguing.
The simple solution, in my mind, is that Obama had figured out a long time ago that he could use the cover of Black Nationalism to help him reach his goal of creating some sort of Marxist Nirvana, which in his mind is….. Social Justice.
Gio-
Here’s an interesting section of an article and the link. It seems our peace loving muslim Brothers were involved with slave trade in Kenya, in cahoots with stronger Kenyan tribes capturing weaker ones, and then selling them to muslims for SLAVES…………..HMMM. I thought it was just evil white guys selling slaves. Maybe barry should look up some relitives and demand Reparations from them……………..LOL
http://www.jambokenya.com/jambo/kenya/history5.htm
It’s funny how were never taught this bit of history in schools. Question…doe’s this make me a racist for pointing out history…. or is it more racist to deny this fact and keep blaming just the white man?
“During this time, Arab slavers moved into the interior of Kenya with the primary goal of exploiting rivalries between local tribes. The Arabs encouraged the powerful groups to conquer their weaker neighbors and sell them into slavery. The slaves were then forced to the coast and on to Zanzibar to be traded. Both ivory and slaves were hugely profitable and Zanzibar grew rich on the trade. This pattern continued despite the public outrage in Europe demanding an end to all slave trade. Eventually, the British brought their forceful anti-slavery message directly to the Sultan as they established a consulate at his court. After years of pressure, the Sultan finally relented and agreed to ban slavery in 1847.”