Shirley Sherrod

Vilsack Confirmed For USDA, To Black Leaders' Chagrin

Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

02.23.21

New Bills Could Finally Give Black Farmers Relief

Many Black farmers remain skeptical of Tom Vilsack’s return as USDA secretary but applaud new targeted measures to address their…

by Anoa Changa

02.11.21

E-Mails Reveal White House Exchange On Shirley Sherrod…

WASHINGTON — White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

How Should Black People Feel About Andrew Breitbart’s…

Right Wing blogger Andrew Breitbart is now dead. The notorious founder of the website, BigJournalism.com, found himself at the center…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Breitbart Wants Judge To Toss Out Sherrod Defamation…

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart asked Tuesday that a federal judge throw out a defamation case that…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Shirley Sherrod Takes Andrew Breitbart To Court For…

WASHINGTON — A year to the day after Shirley Sherrod was ousted from the Agriculture Department, the former government employee…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Forgive & Forget? Shirley Sherrod Returning To The…

Shirley Sherrod will be returning to the USDA almost a year after the official resigned over racism charges, according to…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

“Don’t Treat Sharpton Like Sherrod” Says Radio One…

Earlier this week, the New York Daily News shined a spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton’s non-profit organization The National Action…

by Alfred C. Liggins III

06.19.19

Administration Officials Didn’t Know The Facts Before Firing…

The L.A. Times has uncovered emails between Obama administration officials regarding the firing of Shirley Sherrod from the Agriculture Department…

by cganemccalla

04.17.21

Do Blacks Still Need To Be Twice As…

The main loophole in the idea of “White Supremacy” is, of course, the fact that it’s a racist ideology.

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Shirley Sherrod Declines Job Offer At USDA

Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency,…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Sherrod To Discuss Return With USDA Today

USDA employee Shirley Sherrod, who was pushed out of her job during a racial firestorm last month is set to…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Shirley Sherrod To Meet With USDA To Discuss…

Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department employee forced to resign after an edited video clip gave the false impression that she…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Shirley Sherrod Forgives NAACP For Condemning Edited Remarks

Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod has made peace with the NAACP, forgiving the organization for condemning her remarks on…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Shirely Sherrod Writes Letter Supporting NAACP, Blasting Tea…

by cganemccalla

06.19.19

Should We Accept Their Apologies?

All to often we see celebrities, politicians, and corporations make tragic mistakes which offend or harm the people within the…

by NewsOne Staff

04.17.21

Georgia Senate Candidate Talks About Race At USDA

A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Georgia says he used to be suspicious of white people because he never spoke…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

USDA Sponsors Diversity Conference In Wake Of Shirley…

ATLANTA — A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Georgia says he used to be suspicious of white people because he…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Shirley Sherrod + NAACP + Tea Party =…

Elon James White is back with another edition of This Week in Blackness, brought to you for the first time…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Fox News Mixes Up Shirley Sherrod & Maxine…

From HuffPost.com: During a segment about the ethics violations California Democrat Maxine Waters is accused of, “On the Record with…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19