By The Admin on January 13, 2012
As Black people across the nation face the challenge of keeping access to the franchise of voting while Republican legislators and governors try to suppress the Black vote to derail President Barack Obama’s reelection efforts, Black college students find themselves a primary target of those strategizing to keep people of color away from the polls.
New [...]
Posted in Education, National Politics
By The Admin on January 10, 2012
New Hampshire’s primary grabs headlines today, but if history is any guide, the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary will play a far greater role in determining the Republican winner.
Of that state’s population, 28 percent are African American, and could be a major factor in the primary. But Republican candidates have made little effort to reach [...]
Posted in National Politics, Party Politics, Race
By The Admin on January 7, 2012
A post in my blog on Tuesday, about the undertone of racism in American politics, drew a great deal of angry e-mail and critical commentary, most recently from the Bill O’Reilly program on Fox News. I thought the subject was worth another visit.
Some people who have reacted to the post have sincerely taken issue with [...]
Posted in National Politics, Race
By The Admin on January 4, 2012
Talking about race in American politics is uncomfortable and awkward. But it has to be said: There has been a racist undertone to many of the Republican attacks leveled against President Obama for the last three years, and in this dawning presidential campaign.
You can detect this undertone in the level of disrespect for this president [...]
Posted in National Politics, Race
By The Admin on December 11, 2011
More than half a dozen states have passed new laws to reduce early voting, setting up a clash with civil rights groups and Democrats who claim the rules could disenfranchise minority voters in the 2012 election for the White House and Congress.
Among states with new restrictions: Wisconsin and Florida, presidential swing states that also are [...]
Posted in National Politics, Policy & Issues, State & Local News
