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 Nation
questions why 9/11 happened
If he knew, why didn�t he do something to
prevent it? If he didn�t know, why didn�t he know? Those are the
questions echoing across the country as the nation debates recent
revelations that President Bush was warned that terrorists would hijack
domestic U.S. flights but did very little to prevent it. �Had I known
they were going to use airplanes to kill, I would have done everything
in my power to protect the American people,� President Bush told the
nation in response to mounting criticism of his administration.
See also:
September 11,
2001: The Black Experience
 Carter's trip to Cuba reignites embargo
debate
WASHINGTON�Former President Jimmy Carter
became the first U.S. head of state in nearly 75 years to visit the
Caribbean island nation of Cuba. His nine-member delegation traveled at
the invitation of Cuban President Fidel Castro and to the faint praise
of a Bush administration. The events that gleaned the most
criticism, however, occurred after Mr. Carter�s visit to Cuba�s Biotech
Institute (Centro de Ingenieria y Biotecnologia) and his unprecedented,
uncensored Spanish-spoken address to the Cuban people via national radio
and television.
 Major affirmative action case upheld in
Michigan
WASHINGTON (NNPA)�Affirmative action
supporters are cheering a May 14 decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals that upholds the University of Michigan law school�s use of
race in its admissions process but have reservations about how the case
will be ultimately interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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 Def Jam founder pushes reparations
CHICAGO�Hip Hop guru Russell Simmons is
bringing attention to the reparations movement with the release of his
new PHAT Classic tennis shoe. �People try to make [reparations] a
racial issue, but it�s a justice issue,� he said May 16 at Chicago's
WGCI-FM radio. �It�s an issue where people died and no one individual is
responsible for slavery.� This was the latest stop for Mr.
Simmons, CEO of Def Jam Records, where he has displayed the shoe. A
percentage of the proceeds will go toward �underwriting an awareness
campaign for reparations,� he said.
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 UN Security Council reports progress in DRC
peace accord
UNITED NATIONS�A transitional
government is set to take control June 15 of the political process in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a UN Security Council
report released on May 14. Presenting the report of the Council�s
third mission to the region, French UN ambassador Jean-David Levitte said
the groundwork for establishing a transitional government in the DRC has
been put in place.
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