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Joint Center Citations September 2008

 

September 21 - 30, 2008

Green for green, Grist, The Washington Post

Joint Center's Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change announces new project at the Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting, MarketWatch, , TickerTech, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Business Courier, Portland Business Journal, Nashville Business Journal, Columbus Business First, Phoenix Business Journal, The Earth Times, Calibre, UrbanMecca, BlackNews

Race free politics: Long hard road, Black Star News

Color North Carolina campaign purple, The Charlotte Post

A choice of colors, The Louisiana Weekly

Senate debates $700 billion banks bailout, while average Americans await real relief, BlackAmericaWeb

Poverty in America, a national disgrace, FinalCall, New America Media

Report examines presidential candidates' health care proposals for reducing racial health disparities, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Poll: Views still differ sharply by race, Google News, Yahoo News, CNBC, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, philly.com, Miami Herald, Star Tribune, The Examiner, The State, The Buffalo News, Real Clear Politics, Star-Telegram, The Mercury News, Anchorage Daily News, The Wichita Eagle, Forbes, MyFox New York, MyFox Detroit, MyFox Dallas-Fort Worth, MyFox Chicago, WRAL

September 11 - 20, 2008

Wilhelmina Leigh, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, was featured on PRI's The Tavis Smiley Show. Click here to listen to the audio.
For black Republicans, race complicates the campaign, South Florida Times

RNC: The most white delegates since pre-1968, The Madison Times

O.J. Simpson on trial again with all-white jury, AFRO

Artur Davis sticks to center, al.com

Barack Obama on Wall Street reorganization: D.C. insiders ‘Weren’t minding the store,’ BlackAmericaWeb

The Palin-Whatshisname ticket, The New York Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

McCain vies with Obama over ‘change,’ The Christian Science Monitor

Obama, Clinton honor Tubbs Jones as pioneer, AFRO

Joel McNally: Fake town perfect for McCain, The Capital Times

Another view: Searching for black Republicans, Los Angeles Wave

Jackson: Get out the vote, Cincinnati Enquirer, Community Press & Recorder

The GOP’s diversity challenge: African-American voters, Tri-State Defender

Black voter registration on fire! Black Voice News Online, New America Media

Black voter turnout is next great hurdle, South Florida Times

September 1 - 10, 2008

Black delegates at GOP convention decline 78 percent, Amsterdam News, BlackPressUSA, Chicago Defender Online, CityNews Ohio, Milwaukee Courier, The Wilmington Journal

What has happened to the black Republicans? The Louisiana Weekly, The Seattle Medium, The Skanner

Obama’s candidacy tough on Black GOP delegates, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

American Morning, CNN

GOP lacks diversity, says it pushes outreach, CNN

Bailout hurts charities, The Hill

Data points: Black delegates at the National Conventions, US News and World Report

Get out and vote, Amsterdam News

African Americans lacking in Republican delegation, Guardian

Weekly standard video: Michael Steele, The Weekly Standard

POLITICS-US: Red, white and blue... But mostly white, Inter Press Service

Republicans falter in outreach to blacks, Hispanics, The Wall Street Journal

Number of black GOP delegates at a marked low, survey finds, The Boston Globe

Sea of white faces at Republican convention, Google News

Few black delegates in '08, Chicago Tribune

Smaller presence for blacks bemoaned, Houston Chronicle

John McCain accepts nomination, tells Republicans ‘We’re going to win this election, ’ BlackAmericaWeb

Black Nev. delegate is proud of Obama, but backs McCain, ScrippsNews

RNC: Where are the Blacks?, KNX

Blacks and Republicans divided; Only 36 black delegates, AFRO

Presidential campaigns try to garner African-American voters, News Blaze

Palin excites GOP, whose pristine image has faded, toledoBlade

Utah delegation, like U.S., shows a lack of diversity, Salt Lake Tribune

McCain vows to have Democrats in Cabinet, WIBW

Few black delegates attend GOP convention, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lipstick and guns all part of today’s political scene, Lima Ohio

In a More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention, The Washington Post

GOP lacks diversity, says it pushes outreach, CNN

On the question of diversity, GOP can't break with convention, NJ.com

Outreach to black voters has failed, GOP admits, The Dallas Morning News

Steele urges patriotism, The Baltimore Sun

GOP blacks: Fewest at convention in 40 years, The Seattle Times

Black delegates scarce in St. Paul, The Times-Picayune

A shrinking black presence at GOP convention, The LA Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Beyond the Spin: No wonder blacks snub GOP, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Smaller presence for blacks bemoaned, chron.com

Area black Republicans lukewarm to Obama’s history-making nomination, The Winston-Salem Chronicle

Race and Gender at the Republican Convention, poppolitics.com

Joint Center comments on Barack Obama, Hudson Valley Press Online

African-American candidates want their due from GOP, Chicago Sun-Times

Black delegates are rare at GOP convention, The Courier-Journal

Diversity eludes the Louisiana delegation, The News-Star

Florida GOP Delegation Sends Few Black Delegates, TBO.com

Hoosier delegates like Palin factor, IndyStar.com

Presidential Campaigns Try to Garner African-American Voters, News Blaze

Study: Sharp drop in black GOP delegates, USA Today, RGJ.com, azcentral.com

Black GOP Delegates See Their Numbers Fall, The National Journal

Black delegates say race set aside, The Detroit News

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Did You Know?

Did you know that more than two-fifths (42 percent) of African Americans surveyed in a October-November 2005 Joint Center survey expect that their own retirement savings and investments will be their major source of income in retirement? However, only 51 percent have any money in savings accounts, certificates of deposit, or money market funds. Furthermore, only 16 percent have money invested in bonds, only 31 percent have investments in stocks or mutual fund shares, and only 24 percent have an IRA or Keogh plan