Tavis Smiley: The Last of the Loud
This past Sunday on “Meet the Press,” the presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said the following, “Latinos, women and young people — that is the new governing coalition.” OUCH. To be sure, there are Black folk in each of those categories. But since President Obama’s victory on Election Day, I have been troubled by the [...]
Obama’s Appeal to Working Class Whites Might Make the Difference in this Election
As the 2012 presidential election closes in, we can all see that the race is close. President Obama has maintained his coalition from 2008, but it’s questionable that he has a broad enough appeal to get back into the White House. The economy has been the leading point of contention, and the primary reason [...]
Trenton New Jersey Mayor Arrested by FBI on Corruption Charges
The mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, Tony Mack, was arrested today in a corruption scandal that involves Mack allegedly receiving $119,000 in bribes. The money is linked to a city parking garage project, according to police. Another arrest was also made in connection with the probe. Mack supporter Joseph Giorgianni, owner of JoJo’s Steakhouse, was [...]
Former Haitian Prime Minister Smarck Michel Dies at 75
Smarck Michel, the former Prime Minister of Haiti, has died. The 75-year old succumbed to brain cancer, according to his son Kenneth. Michel started his career as Haitian Prime Minister in 1994 after the US restored Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. Aristide had been forced out of the presidency in 1991 during a military coupe. Aristide’s [...]
Dr. Boyce: Should Black America Expect More from Obama Than Any Other President?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I’ve heard people say that the expectations on Barack Obama are greater from our community than they have been for any other president. When someone highlights the fact that black unemployment has actually worsened under the Obama Administration while improving within the white community, the quickest reaction I typically [...]
Yvette Carnell: At FOX debate Juan Williams Booed, Newt Gingrich Still Bashing Black People
Anyone with half a brain would’ve thought that Newt Gingrich and other racial flamethrowers would’ve softened their rhetoric for theMLK holiday. Sorry. No dice. Republican attendees of last night’s FOX debate were seething with delight when Gingrich refused to soften his claim that Obama was a “food stamp” president, and worked themselves into a frenzied [...]
New Book Details Frustrations Obamas Have with Advisers, Public Life
Your Black World reports A new book is describing some interesting behind-the-scenes interactions between first lady Michelle Obama and her aides. The book says that Mrs. Obama is a force on policy issues and opinions, putting her into direct conflict with many of the president’s advisers. The book also says that Mrs. Obama [...]
Your Black Politics: Julianne Malveaux Gives Credit to President Obama for His Recent Victory
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux – President, Bennett College for Women I had an elderly relative who used to say, “We have to give due where due is due”. Of course she meant “credit where credit is due”, but she was so old and so engaging, that instead of ever correcting her, I often [...]
Dr. Boyce and Yvette Carnell: Air Jordan Mania and Black People – Over the Top?
Most of you saw the recent insanity over the release of the new Air Jordans. When black people are lining up around the block to spend money that they dont’ have on shoes that cost $12 to make, is there a point where we have to stop and say “enough is enough?” In [...]
Dr. Boyce: How Black America Has Changed Because of the Obama Presidency | The Boyce Blog
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World Someone forwarded me an email the other day about President Barack Obama. Viral emails about the Obama family have become an industry within themselves, with millions of black folks hanging on every word, event or insult being thrust at the Black American royal family. Will and [...]
Your Black Politics: AG Eric Holder Describes Attacks on He and Obama: “We’re Both African American”
Your Black World reports The New York Times has an interview out on Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder has been the subject of numerous calls by the Right Wing for him to be impeached over a failed program to track guns being shipped to Mexico for drug violence. Some have described Holder as [...]
Eric Holder Under Serious Fire for Program Run by the DOJ
Attorney General Eric Holder denied that anybody at the Department of Justice lied about the Fast and Furious program that allowed guns to fall into the hands of Mexican drug lords, even though he admitted that the DOJ sent inaccurate information to Congress.Last week, the DOJ took the rare step of formally withdrawing a letter [...]
Obama Says Keeping Morning-After Pill Away From Teens Is “Common Sense”
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed but said he did not steer his administration’s decision to halt the over-the-counter sale of an anti-pregnancy drug to girls under 17, saying it was common sense to keep a morning-after pill away for children who may misuse it. Citing his own daughters, he said: [...]
Dr. Boyce: Newt Gingrich Calls Obama “The Best Food Stamp President in History”
by Dr. Boyce Watkins – Your Black World, Scholarship in Action Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich has some interesting views on both President Obama and the food stamp program. First, Gingrich believes that President Obama is the “best food stamp president in history,” since, according to Newt, there are 47 million Americans on [...]