Not 'Black Enough' to Run the Urban League?
The Flint, Mich., chapter of the National Urban League is under investigation after a biracial employee alleged she was unfairly passed over for the available chief executive seat and asked if she was "black enough" to do the job. Jamie Kendall, manager of finance operations, was one of three finalists for the CEO post, reports The Flint Journal. Kendall remains employed with the Urban League.
(See also: What's 'Black Enough?' Michelle Obama Fed Up With Debate)
White Supremacist Endorses Ron Paul: Should He Keep the Money?
GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul has raised many brows after a report revealed that the candidate accepted a $500 campaign contribution from a white supremacist. Don Black of West Palm Beach, Fla., who made the donation, runs a white-supremacist web site called Stormfront with the motto, "White Pride World Wide," reports Black America Web. Paul has no intentions of returning the money.
(See also: Barack Obama Gets Secret-Service Protection, Racist Death Threats and Giuliani Co-Chair Called Blacks 'Retarded')
Black Secret Service Race-Discrimination Case Is Back
Seven years after 58 black men employed in the Secret Service issued sworn statements in a class-action race-discrimination lawsuit against the agency, the lawsuit is back in the news, reports National Public Radio. New arguments will determine whether the agency will be sanctioned for a third time.
Controversial Ransom-Note Disability Ad Campaign Pulled
The Child Study Center at New York University is pulling an ad campaign that has caused a stir among parents of children with disabilities and their advocates. The two-week-old "Ransom Note" ad campaign, created pro bono by the advertising agency BBDO, used ransom notes to deliver ominous messages concerning disorders such as autism, depression, bulimia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, reports The New York Times. Harold S. Koplewicz, the Child Study Center's founder and director, told the Times he had received 3,000 e-mail messages and phone calls; 30 percent of those praised the initiative and 70 percent expressed anger and hurt.
(See also: Offensive Ad Campaign Stigmatizes Kids, Infuriates Parents & Rights Groups)
New Credit-Rating System Will Forgive Minor Slips
Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) unveiled a new plan to tighten its credit-ratings system. The new system, dubbed FICO08, will excuse minor slips by consumers but will "take a harder line on repeat offenders," reports The Wall Street Journal. FICO08 also pledges to make the credit-rating process more scrupulous, changing the way things have been traditionally done, which has been to group subprime consumers into one general category. The change is in response to increased pressure from banks who want to better their risk-management arm after the subprime-mortgage meltdown.
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