Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Lifeline company on PR drive to counter anti-Obamaphone views
One of the companies tasked with providing free phones under the federal Lifeline program has taken to the Internet for a public relations push to counteract negative Obamaphone perceptions. Published July 23, 2013
MSNBC’s Ed Schultz: Teach race relations in every school
MSNBC television host Ed Schultz posed this question at the end of a recent broadcast: Should race relations be a required course in every public school? And his answer: "Now I'm going to vote yes on this," he said. Published July 23, 2013
Ex-Justice Department official: Agency tainted by ‘racial favoritism’
A former director of a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice — the Community Relations Service — said he regularly issued warnings to employees who favored advocacy over law or used their positions to push personal agendas based on perceived biases. Published July 23, 2013
Trayvon Martin’s mom and Eric Holder to speak at National Urban League
Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder are scheduled to speak at a key civil rights conference organized by the National Urban League each year. Published July 23, 2013
Beauty finalists in Malaysia forced to drop out due to Muslim fatwa
Four Muslim beauty queens were forced to drop out from the finalist round of Miss Malaysia World 2013 pageant because of a fatwa that deems such events a sin. Published July 23, 2013
3 Americans killed in IED attack in Afghanistan
Three American military members were killed Tuesday in an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities reported. Published July 23, 2013
Southwest plane’s ‘bang and a bounce’ landing injures 10 at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
The number of injured in the plane-skidding incident at New York's LaGuardia Airport rose from four to 10 on Tuesday as investigators with two federal agencies flocked to the scene. Published July 23, 2013
Pope Francis’ car forced to a halt as security struggles to beats back Brazilian crowd
Thousands of Catholics, curious pilgrims and Brazilian residents swarmed Pope Francis on Monday, his first overseas trip as pontiff aimed at marking the biennial World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. Published July 23, 2013
Gen. Martin Dempsey: U.S. in Syria would cost $1B a month
Taxpayers would pay about $1 billion a month to send in the military to Syria's ongoing civil conflict, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey told congressional members in a letter released Monday. Published July 23, 2013
6 dead in Cairo sit-in as Mohammed Morsi’s family accuses military of ‘abduction’
Six people attending an hours-long sit-in for the ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo were killed in clashes with security forces early Tuesday. Published July 23, 2013
Iran decries EU blacklist of Hezbollah: ‘Strange’
Iran authorities denounced on Tuesday the European Union's vote to list the military unit of Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Published July 23, 2013
Al Qaeda among hundreds freed in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jailbreak
Leading members of al Qaeda were among the hundreds of inmates who fled Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in a daring jailbreak orchestrated by suicide bombers, authorities said Monday. Published July 23, 2013
Arizona nursing student suspended as ‘bigot’ for requesting class in English
A nursing student attending Pima Community College in Arizona was suspended from class and subjected to accusations of bigotry when she asked that the course she paid for be conducted in English. Published July 22, 2013
Federal judge blocks North Dakota’s abortion law from taking effect
A U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary block on Monday to North Dakota's new ban on abortions in cases where a heartbeat is detected in the fetus. Published July 22, 2013
Detroit lawsuits in limbo, as judge agrees to hear city’s side
The judge in charge of Detroit's bankruptcy case said on Monday he will consider a plea from the city to freeze any lawsuits until the bankruptcy case winds through court. Published July 22, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul’s aide resigns over pro-Confederacy comments
Jack Hunter, an aide to Sen. Rand Paul, resigned his post to avoid an emerging flap over previously speaking of the Confederacy in favorable terms, media reported on Monday. Published July 22, 2013
Actor James Woods takes to Twitter to trash Obama’s pro-Trayvon Martin rant
James Woods, one of Hollywood's best-known actors, took to Twitter over the weekend to decry President Obama's impromptu defense of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old killed by George Zimmerman in self-defense in Florida, and suggested that race was not an issue in the acquittal. Published July 22, 2013
Hamas pines for ‘pioneer’ Helen Thomas: ‘We respect you’
The military wing of Hamas posted on its website a tribute to noted White House reporter Helen Thomas, who died Saturday: "Rest in peace, Helen Thomas." Published July 22, 2013
David Cameron decree: No porn in U.K. without permission
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday the United Kingdom was sending a directive to Internet service providers across the land – no porn allowed, without first obtaining an opt-in notice from the homeowner. Published July 22, 2013
Then-Sen. Obama co-sponsored ‘stand your ground’ law in 2004 in Illinois
President Obama may currently be calling on the states to review their respective "stand your ground" gun laws, but he wasn't always so opposed to the right-to-carry rule. Published July 22, 2013
