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1. In general, what is the Stimulus Package and its overall purpose to the economy? Why is the Stimulus necessary?

The general purpose of the package was to help the economy with all the jobs that were lost. Also with all the businesses getting closed down. Again the Stimulus package is necessary so that it can help with all the money problems. Basically was to let us know that it won't be easy getting the economy back in the right path but if we are in this together we can do it.

2. What are the agreements and disagreements (with Democrats, Republicans, and others) around the Stimulus Package? What are President Obama's counter arguments in this debate?

3. What are the spending details of the Economic Package? How will it create jobs? In other words, where and how will the money be spent?

Businesses would get "bonus" depreciation for investing in new plants and equipment. The proposal also allows companies that have losses this year to get refunds for taxes paid as far back as 2003; current tax rules allow losses to be carried back only two years.

4. What are some other areas of the Package that President Obama emphasized in both speeches on the youtube CNN speeches?

On March 2, 2009, the White House brought a $410 billion omnibus spending bill to the Senate. If Congress doesn't pass the bill by March 6th, another short-term funding bill will be necessary to cover interim costs.

5. Do you feel that this package will help Afrikan Americans and if so how? Do you feel that racism and/or gender bias will make a difference.

I do feel that this package will help African Americans because that means that there won't as much four-closing on houses and businesses. That also means we won't lose as much jod's. I believe that is package will give us better opportunities. I think that gender will not matter.

1. What is the Black Caucus and its history?

A direct result of the civil rights movement and the legislation that came out of the movement. It was formed in 1971 by African American members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the specific aim of challenging President Richard Nixon's conservative civil rights and social welfare policies

2. Who sits of the Black Caucus?

President Barack Obama and the lawmakers.

3. What was the nature of President Obama's meeting with the Black Caucus?

The nature was to dicuss how to better the economy and get us out of the ression that we are in.

4. What issues would the Black Caucus like to see him address?

They asked Obama to focus on hiring more minorities to federal jobs and helping small and minority-owned businesses get government contracts. They also discussed creating a health-care safety net and addressing medical disparities among minorities.


5. What type of relationship do you think the President and the Black Caucus will have throughout his term in office?

I do believe that they will have a vrey good relationship with them becaues it seems as though both Obama and the Black Caucus want the same things to better the econimy.

Madam C.J Walker was born December 23,1867 in Dalta, Louisiana. Her maden name was Sarah Breedlove. She was born into a family of slaves owned by Robert W. Burney. Walker's parent's names were Owen amd Minerva Breedlove. She also had one older sister and five brothers.

When Walker was 7 her parents died during an epidemic of yellow fever. Her ande her older sister moved across the river to Vicksburg in 1878 and became a maid. She then married Moses McWilliams to get away from her sisters abusive husband. Walker and Moses were blessed with a daughter named Lelia Walker. Unfurtunatly when Lelia was two years of age Moses (her father) died. She married a second time but that did not work out.

Madam Walker then started a hair care business where her third husband (Charles Joseph Walker) and her toured the country promoting their products and training sales agents. 1908 to 1910 her and Charles operated a beauty training school. When she was at the highest of her sucess she gathered a group of key principals to run the company she and her husband called it quits. By her being so sucessful she then became a inspeiration to black woman.

She then began promoting woman in business. Not only that but she worked to support the caues of World War I and having black ceterans respect. Walker was then honored by the "National Association of Colored Women". Madam C.J Walker died at the age of 51 on May 25, 1919 due to complications of hypertensive. She was considered to be the wealthiest African-American woman in America and to be the first African-American woman millionaire.