People on the Move: Nov. 2 Nov 3, 2009
Hausfeld LLP announced that Ralph Bunche, Jeannine Kenney and Sathya Gosselin have joined the firm as associates. All three work in Hausfeld LLP s antitrust practice group in D.C.. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Powell on black dads, volunteering Nov 3, 2009
You had Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Ralph Bunche, Willie Mays, a lot of athletes. You had Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr., the first black general in World War II. But it was still a country where people of color could not reach the heights. (CNN)
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Oct 28, 2009
After all, the committee hasn't seen fit to give the award to a person of African ancestry since it honored Nelson Mandela in 1993 and earlier Desmond Tutu (1984), Martin Luther King (1964) and Ralph Bunche (1950). So far as people of African ancestry, the Nobel Committee has a ways to go. (Townhall.com)
Sawyer: Blackface is never okay Oct 15, 2009
His published work includes a , "Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba," which received the DuBois Award for the best book by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists and the Ralph Bunche Award from the American Political Science Association. Mark Sawyer says practitioners of blackface always try to justify it, but the defenses don't ring true. (CNN -- US)
A new way of thinking Oct 14, 2009
Remember, the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph Bunche, received the Nobel prize for the promise of peace in the Middle East. The second African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr., was awarded it for the promise of bringing peace and equality among the races. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on That Nobel Peace Prize Oct 12, 2009
Taking a cue from Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Bunche would be a start ... Taking a cue from Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Bunche would be a start ... Taking a cue from Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Bunche would be a start. (Slate)
Africa: Obama Wins Nobel Prize - Full Text of Announcement Oct 10, 2009
The Nobel committee celebrates top American diplomat Ralph Bunche, who won the prize in 1950, as the first person of colour to become a Nobel peace laureate. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., won the award in 1964. (allAfrica.com)
Go Slow, Oslo! Oct 10, 2009
Once again tipping their hat to African Americans, after MLK and Ralph Bunche, Obama is the third American black man to win the Nobel Prizethe fourth, if you count Jimmy Carter. Its a clear endorsement for Obamas extend a hand/unclench your fist offer over Bushs they hate us for our freedom sloganeering. (Slate)
Nduom on Obama's Speech Jul 15, 2009
He also met African American luminaries as Ralph Bunche, the chief United Nations trouble-shooter; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., fresh from the success of the Montgomery bus boycott; A. Philip Randolph, the grand old man of the civil-rights and labor movements; and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Harlem congressman and pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist church, which a wide-eyed Nkrumah visited during his student days. There were all these influences, yes, but it is American values freedom, self... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A Courtship for Bibi and Obama May 24, 2009
In 1949, a year after Israel became a state and defended itself in armed struggle, Ralph Bunche, the U.N. special mediator on Palestine and a onetime UCLA basketball star, and among the first blacks to earn a Ph. D. at Harvard, called together Arab and Israeli delegates to dine with him on the Greek island of Rhodes. (Townhall.com)
Peace, Water & Wisdom Walk Begins 500-mile Journey to Raise Awareness and Funds for Clean Water in Burkina Faso May 11, 2009
The walk begins at Ralph Bunche Park across from the United Nations on May 11 and culminates on May 30 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor, Maine. Grassroots community effort aims to educate the public about the dire need for clean water in West Africa and to generate funds to increase its accessibility to the rural population of Burkina Faso. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Allison Iraheta's Classmates Say She Keeps Her Talent Under Wraps Apr 29, 2009
She would never want us to hear her sing,' one friend says of 'American Idol' finalist. by Gil Kaufman, with reporting by Matt Elias. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Black history is the nation's history Feb 9, 2009
From Crispus Attucks to Buffalo soldiers to Tuskegee Airmen to Ralph Bunche to Condoleezza Rice, the story of black Americans is America's story. That's not to suggest that mainstream America has acknowledged the historic record of its black citizens. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Month robs blacks of part in U.S. history Feb 8, 2009
From Crispus Attucks to buffalo soldiers to Tuskegee airmen to Ralph Bunche to Condoleezza Rice, the story of black Americans is America s story. That s not to suggest that mainstream America has fully acknowledged the historic record of its black citizens. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Ocoee celebrates Black History Month Feb 8, 2009
The wall will display biographical sketches of several trailblazers, including Langston Hughes, Harriet Tubman and Ralph Bunche. For more information, call Joy Wright, community relations, at 407-905-3100. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
