Some might say its not fair to judge her that way, but in America, where race is still very much an issue, why shouldn't Black voters consider a candidate's relationship to blackness?
(New American Media) — In 2010, African-American politicians find themselves under siege. Black political power and influence appears strafed and demolished in less than two weeks time. Even President Barack Obama is not immune as he fends off assaults from both left and right, including a Washington Post column by two prominent Democratic strategists recommending […]
(AJC) — U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta and former President George H.W. Bush are among the 15 recipients of the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, the White House announced Wednesday. Other recipients of this year’s award include notable figures such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, poet Maya Angelou, billionaire […]
(Washington Post) — That’s the question here. How did Alvin M. Greene, an unemployed military veteran who lives with his father, come up with the $10,400 filing fee for the Democratic Senate primary he won Tuesday? As pressure mounts on Greene to answer speculation that he might have been a Republican plant — an accusation […]