The Atlanta Post

White House: Unemployment at 9% Until 2012

Q&A: Black Chamber Chief Has Advice For Government

Why energy and technology are key, according to Harry Alford.

Race: Still Too Hot to Touch

It seems that anyone who even tries to talk about race risks public outrage.

The Pact With Obama: High Unapproval Ratings Not Aided by Blacks

Understanding African-American support.

A Russian Milestone: 1st Black Elected to Office [politics]

Policing Main Street [business]

Ex-Mayor Makes Memphis Primary About Race [politics]

The Method to Jesse Jackson’s Madness [politics]

Networking with Writer-Director Nzingha Stewart [entrepreneurs]

Deficits of Mass Destruction [politics]

World Cup 2010: By The Numbers [business]

Are Professional Athletes Over-Paid or Justly Compensated? [blogs-columns]

10 African-American Innovators of Education [politics]

Why Diddy and Macy’s Said, ‘I Do’ [business]

NBA Championship Economics and The $600 Million Lakers [business]

Chris Gardner On Life, Spirituality and Making It Happen [business]

Will Hip-Hop Return To Its Activist Roots? [media]

Kevin Powell on Community Building and Congressional Aspirations [politics]

Behind Beyonce’s Heat and Urban Celebrity Fragrance Deals [business]

Lyrics, Royalties and The Business of Songwriting [entrepreneurs]

Top 8 Highest Paid Black Soccer Stars At The World Cup [business]

Social Media Strategies: Where Do You Fit In? [media]

Market Watch

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Blogs & Columns

Politics & Society

The Black Church vs. Marijuana

Yvette Carnell

Rev. Ron Allen and his ministerial posse have embarked on a short-sighted campaign to oppose a California initiative which would tax and regulate marijuana.

The Lofty Entrepreneur

Targeting ROI (Return on Investment) via Marketing

Tanisha Coffey

Marketing isn’t a “one-dollar equals one customer” kind of thing.

Black Economics

The Evolution of the Sellout in Black America

Boyce Watkins

There was a time when an athlete, politician or celebrity was ridiculed for selling his/her soul for money. The stigma of the "sellout" has faded drastically in the last decade.

The Hutchinson Report

Why the White House Really Rushed to Judgment on Sherrod

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama has clung tightly to the centrist blueprint Bill Clinton laid out for a Democratic presidential candidate to win elections, and to govern after he won.