By The Admin on February 27, 2011
Washington Post
- Two years into President Obama’s tenure, the debate continues among African-American activists and scholars about exactly how the nation’s first black president should address racial issues.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, an ally of the White House, argues Obama’s overall approach, but particularly his focus on issues such as eduation, fatherhood and obesity, does more [...]
Posted in White House
By The Admin on February 27, 2011
The Madison Times
- While Democrats in the state house railed against Republican measures to limit their voice last week, Black Democrats are upset with their own party for the same reason—no voice on key committees.
Though the November election saw Democrats go from a five-seat majority in the state house to a 22-seat minority, Black Caucus [...]
Posted in Pennsylvania
By The Admin on February 25, 2011
(AP) The White House reverberated like a long-ago basement sound studio in Detroit on Thursday as the likes of John Legend, Seal, Jamie Foxx, Nick Jonas and Sheryl Crow channeled their inner Motown before Michelle and Barack Obama. Musical pioneers Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder joined in for the celebration of all things Motown.
Obama called [...]
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By The Admin on February 24, 2011
A federal judge today approved a consent order requiring New Mexico state officials to implement procedures to ensure that thousands of New Mexico citizens have the opportunity to register to vote at state public assistance offices, as provided by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The consent order resolves a lawsuit brought [...]
Posted in New Mexico
By The Admin on February 24, 2011
(AP) The plan was simple: The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Chicago’s other black leaders would choose one black candidate to run for mayor, invoke the name of the city’s respected first black mayor and watch its largest racial group flock to the polls to vote for the anointed candidate.
But as Tuesday’s election showed, things aren’t [...]
Posted in Illinois
