If you're a Democrat and you make a VP pick without fully vetting the individual you're "reckless." A Republican who doesn't fully vet is a "maverick."
Dan Brown | Posted 08.19.2008 | Media
Renowned professor and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has a new project that could be a true gift for raising engagement in African American students. ...
Baratunde Thurston | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics
For the scared white folks who think Obama is going to lead the return of the Nubian Empire, the visual of him getting heckled by young black men should do much to settle those fears.
Sam Greenfield | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics
Nader said that Obama has to 'talk white' in order to win. Does that mean with a stereotypical patois? Does that mean sans ghetto? Regardless, he doesn't grasp that the nation is turning brown.
Keli Goff | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics
I'm not going to say that if he becomes president all of Black America's ills will magically disappear, but I will say that his nomination changes something.
Eric Copage | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
If Obama is elected commander-in-chief, mainstream America will watch him like a hawk, and it's easy to suppose that progress will stall for the neediest segment of black America.
Linda Hansen | Posted 04.28.2008 | Home
The Wright/Obama story has been utterly mangled. It's a human story and a tragic one. Two decent men doing good work are being used against each other in a game of political one-upsmanship.
Slate | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics
So much for the post-race horse race. The exit polls in New Hampshire were accurate for the Republicans and for the second-tier Democrats. The only mi...
Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics
The phenomenon of 2007 likely won't win the prize in 2008. And he can't count on Black America to lead him to the nomination.
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