The Gantt Report – The Barack Obama campaign has finally released a “Black” political television ad. I say finally because a message to the President’s strongest supporters should have been released long ago. Many reporters and columnists have mixed feelings about the advertisement. Some say the ad was “dumbed down” compared to other political ads […]
President Obama Calls For More Higher Ed Funding As Republicans Defend Him Against Attacks
(Huffington Post) – President Obama got support from an unlikely ally against GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s “snob” comment — namely, Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, a former House Speaker and presidential candidate, said Obama was “perfectly reasonable” asserting that all Americans should get some form of higher education beyond high school. Santorum, a former Senator, sparked […]
Young Brothers Built To Last – by Lazone Grays
President Obama delivered a State of the Union address that will surely resonate in my mind; and hopefully others for a very long time. It was a speech of vision, providing a reason for hope, and it was also an issuance of a call to action. That’s about all a President can do; on top […]
The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Last night President Obama eloquently delivered a State of the Union Address that provided […]
President’s State of The Union Address Embraces National Urban League
Washington, DC – President Obama’s vision for “An American Built To Last,” as described in tonight’s State of the Union address, stands firmly upon National Urban League policy proposals for job growth, education and economic empowerment, Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO, said tonight. The President’s focus on the importance of job […]
Obama Campaign Picks Stefanie Brown To Lead Black Voter Outreach
(by Trymaine Lee, BlackVoices/Huffington Post) – The Obama campaign has hired a longtime NAACP operative to head its African American voter outreach going into the 2012 presidential election. Stefanie Brown, the national field director for the NAACP, will join team Obama’s Operation Vote in February. The program is geared toward outreach to key Democratic constituency […]
President Obama sings at the Apollo – Al Green – Let’s stay together
US elections 2012: tensions over race likely to suppress black vote
On the eve of its GOP primary, South Carolina’s deep racial divide has been brought into focus by Republican rhetoric that many feel is intent on dividing the poor by race… For others it is the hostile treatment of Barack Obama by the Republican party in Congress, which some critics see as beyond the usual […]
Political Geography May Impact Presidential Race – by Kirk Clay
While in Atlanta to speak on civil rights strategies for redistricting I visited friends who work in the hip-hop community. We began to talk about the implications that the dramatic population shifts will have on voting patterns in 2012. I cited the fact that based on the Census 2010 data confirmed that it is possible […]