Al Jazeera America Opinion Piece Says Hillary Clinton Should Stop Taking African American Voters for Granted
I’m not sure what motivated Raina Lipsitz, the author of the Al Jazeera America column below, to conclude this early in the 2016 Election Cycle that Hillary Clinton is taking the black community for granted. Nevertheless, she makes a few good arguments about Clinton’s record on policy issues that are important to African American’s and […]
Why Hillary Clinton Will do More for Black People than Obama – By Michael Eric Dyson
(The New Republic) – There is good reason to be skeptical about Hillary Clinton and race. It’s never been anything explicit, necessarily, but she has sinned in the realm of signification, the place where innuendo and plausible deniability live. Let us start with her first presidential campaign in 2008, and the infamous “3 a.m. phone […]
A Third-Term Democrat? Hillary Clinton Battles History
By Heidi M Przybyla, USA Today – Hillary Clinton likes to tell voters what she’s not doing: running for President Obama’s third term. That’s to downplay what she is doing: asking voters to pick a Democrat to occupy the Oval Office for 12 consecutive years. Americans have agreed to do that just once in the […]
Clinton Campaign Hires Black Owned Advertising Firm
by Lauren Victoria Burke – Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has hired Burrell Communications, an African American advertising and media firm. Based in Chicago and Los Angeles, the firm is owned by two African American women, McGhee Williams Osse and Faye Ferguson, both seasoned marketing and advertising professionals. Burrell Communications, founded in 1971, will assist the campaign […]
U.S. Representative Marcia L. Fudge Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Cleveland, OH – Today, U.S. Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) officially endorsed former U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. “I am proud to stand with Hillary! She understands that America is only as strong as its people. She has proven time and time again […]
Ready for Hillary Names Quentin James as Black Americans Director
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Today, the national grassroots organization Ready for Hillary announced that Quentin James has been named Black Americans Director. Quentin joins a growing constituency team that includes LGBT Americans Director Lisa Changadveja and Young Americans Director Rachel Schneider. In his new role, Quentin will mobilize leaders in the black community who want to […]
Open Letter To Tom Joyner RE: Tavis Smiley and Cornell West
By Raynard Jackson – I have known Tom Joyner (nationally syndicated radio host) for many years. We are not hanging out buddies, but we have always enjoyed talking and joking with each other. He is an “old school” soul who has done a lot of good in his life. But, in recent years, his very […]
Carville’s Silly Antics Have A Name: Racism-Sexism-Disloyalty-Stupidity
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. – Let’s call it what it is. Carville’s silly antics have a name. Racism, Sexism, Disloyalty and Stupidity! While many are busy looking at the outrageous things the Republicans say and do, one of our own is far more disrespectful of President Barack Obama. James Carville thinks that Secretary […]