Vibe.com – Chuck D, who has had his own criticism of President Obama, believes that when it comes to the blatant racism of demanding birth certificates and college transcripts from the first black President (Trump has said on several occasions that Obama was not qualified to attend Ivy League institution Harvard), rappers need to stand […]
Hobbs’ Monday Musings: Osama Bin Laden is Killed/Royal Wedding and a Funeral/Obama tours Alabama
OSAMA BIN LADEN IS KILLED “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…a time to kill—a time to heal” Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 At long last, American forces cornered—and killed—Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the rise of Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks. The politics of Bin Laden’s death […]
The Misconception of Justice: Osama Bin Laden’s Death
What was known to me as the world’s most elusive game of “Hide and Seek” has now come to an end. On Sunday May 1st, President Barack Obama declared “Osama Bin Laden a murderer of thousands is dead” as people here and abroad began to celebrate the death of the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist […]
Mission Accomplished: President Obama Announces Osama bin Laden is dead
(CNN) – The mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on American soil is dead, U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night, almost 10 years after the attacks that killed more than 3,000 people. Osama bin Laden — the longtime leader of al Qaeda — was killed by U.S. forces in a mansion outside the […]
Misplaced Priorities in the Age of Carnival Barkers
By Deven D. Anderson – Yes, it is true President Barack Obama was born here in the United States of America. Shall I repeat for those who didn’t hear it for the first, second, or fifty-leventh time? This morning President Barack Obama confirmed and presented evidence to solve one of the greatest mysteries in American […]
Affirmative Action of a Different Kind
By Chuck Hobbs, Esq – Barely minutes after President Obama trumped Donald Trump on the idiotic “Birther” issue, Trump side-stepped his failure by asking to see President Obama’s undergraduate grades from Columbia and Harvard Law School. For Obama supporters, before getting too outraged please consider that such has been a fair area of inquiry before, […]
Trumped – Donald Trump Hijacked by his Own Ego
By Raynard Jackson – When Donald Trump began to make public overtures about his possible interest in running for president of the U.S., I thought he could be a substantive wild card in the race. I thought Trump could be a viable candidate because he does have a successful track record as a businessman. During […]
Racism rears its ugly head in Trump – DUMP TRUMP & Celebrity Apprentice
It’s a sad day in America. Donald Trump’s racist and hateful remarks demonstrate that racism is alive and well in America. He also brought to the forefront what many educated, hard-working people of color go through every day. We are constantly expected to prove that we are worthy of our accomplishments. Obviously Donald Trump thinks […]
Death of the Birther Movement
By Chuch Hobbs – Kudos to President Obama for issuing his birth certificate for all to see and inspect. When I first read the news I laughed out loud, thinking that the president finally got fed up with the “Birthers” who remain convinced that he was born in either Kenya or Indonesia, and lest we […]