White House
Bid For Congress Was Obama’s Political Boot Camp
A dozen years ago, Barack Obama was a young man in a hurry. He had served less than two full terms in the Illinois state Senate. But campaign manager Dan Shomon says Obama was already aiming higher. “He had aspirations to be heard,” Shomon recalls. “And in Springfield, when you’re a state senator, you’re even [...]
Obama: Time to shift attention from wars to home
Placing a final punctuation mark on a week devoted to foreign policy, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared that his goal of defeating al-Qaida was within reach and said it was now time to turn the country’s attention to more domestic concerns like strengthening the middle class. Just four days after a surprise 36-hour round [...]
Obama and America’s racial divide
The shooting death of 17-year-old African American Trayvon Martin in late February sparked an international debate about the state of race relations in the United States. Race relations have also been a running theme throughout the entirety of U.S. President Barack Obama’s time in the White House. He’s currently campaigning for re-election this November, and [...]
In 2008 it was “Hope” and “Change”; Now What?
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III – In 2008 Senator Barack Obama(D-IL) was elected president by defeating Senator John McCain (R-AZ) by 6 points (52% to 46%) of the popular vote and carrying the electoral college (364 votes to 174). Senator Obama campaigned against the failed domestic and foreign policies of the previous Bush administration. Americans [...]
Obama Presidency Lures Out Dormant Racism
The civil rights movement was not a movement of the black community. It was a movement of humanity, for humanity. Calling African Americans a “black community” serves an injustice to the countless individuals with unique stories. It is these generalizations that may lie at the root of America’s inability to cease racism. People have stories. [...]
