With hardly time for a breather after the hectic healthcare debate and the signing of the new healthcare law, Americans are subject to another passionate debate. This time over financial regulatory reform based on a bill proposed by Congressional Democrats, and crafted by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee under its chairman, Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd. The bill is currently poised for debate in the U.S. Senate, but is strongly opposed by Republican senators.

What exactly are these reforms and what do they mean to the average American? Similar to providing its readers with comprehensive information related to healthcare reform, the National Weekly, beginning with this issue, will provide its readers with information relevant to the proposed reforms for regulating the nation’s financial system.

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Dr. Dorothy Height

In his tribute President Barack Obama referred to Height as a “hero of so many Americans.” The president also said she served as the only woman at the pinnacle of the civil rights movement, “witnessing every march and milestone along the way... and even in the final weeks of her life – a time when anyone else would have enjoyed their well-earned rest, Dr. Height continued her fight to make our nation a more open and inclusive place for people of every race, gender, background and faith,” the president said.

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It’s been 40 years since the first Earth Day and now more than ever, the challenges we face confirm that there is a greater need for the preservation of our environment.

With the ominous climate change hanging over our collective heads, not only are we experiencing one of the greatest tests of our time, but we are also presented with perhaps the greatest chance to turn this crisis into clean, green opportunity. This is the time to create clean and renewable energy, and lessen our dependence on oil and other energy sources that are detrimental to our environment.

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Renowned civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP died on Thursday in Memphis at 85 years old.

The leader, who barreled through courtroom racism as a young lawyer, to earning the title of judge and reviving a wavering NAACP, died at his home following a long illness.

President Obama said in a statement, “Our national life is richer for the time Dr. Hooks spent on this earth,” adding that “our union is more perfect for the way he spent it: Giving a voice to the voiceless.”

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