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Q Tip hearts Obama
Leo Africanus | May 13th 2008 by Leo Africanus
Kamaal the Abstract in the latest issue of WAX POETICS (on the magazine if you don’t know, see also here) on the 2008 US Presidential Elections: Q: Who are you voting for in the 2008 presidential election? A: [quickly replies] Obama–becau read more
‘The 50 most influential US political pundits’
Leo Africanus | May 8th 2008 by Leo Africanus
No surprises. They’re all white, male and to the right of the political spectrum. Why is this important? They ‘… help drive the national conversation and shape public opinion.’ Full list here in the rightwing British Daily read more
Defeating Clintons one of the great moments in black history
TrainWreck Politics | May 7th 2008 by Griffin
Live-blogging the North Carolina and Indiana primaries last night, Andrew Sullivan rightly credited African-American voters for ultimately taking down the Clintons: No group was more loyal to them than African-Americans; and in the end, like everyone read more
Why Hillary Won’t Quit: The ugly truth
Against Hillary Clinton | May 7th 2008 by Against Hillary
By Thomas M. Defrank While the case for Hillary Clinton to stay in the race is shakier than ever, one ugly reason for staying in could be found Tuesday amid the ruddy, sun-kissed Hoosiers who cheered her on to victory at the Indianapolis Speedway. Wi read more
The Possible Romance of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
A Very Fine Romance Redux | May 6th 2008 by Sincerae
No, my blog is not being lowered in caliber. This is not a prelude to less refined offerings. My next post promises to be on a refined subject once again.This post does deal with Romance, however. I wanted to comment on Mariah’s Carey’s recent ma read more
If Obama loses here is Black America's "Plan B"!
VoteMeCool 2008 | May 5th 2008 by ryan
Everyone (including myself) is focusing on Senator Obama winning the Democratic Nomination. To remain optimistic is the right thing to do when faced with uncertainty, however after reading some recent articles about the possibility of him losing and read more
An anti-Hillary backlash?
Highroller blog | May 3rd 2008
As the NYT op ed notes, electability cuts both ways. How can any Democrat (read: Hillary) be "electable" if they lose the black vote? And just wait and see how the black vote plummets if Hillary steals the election from Obama after he wins the popul read more
Civil War Talk Radio: May 2, 2008
American Civil War Gaming & Reading | May 3rd 2008
Note: Feel free to use the comments section to give your own views on each episode. Air Date: 050208 Subject: North Carolina’s Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era Book: Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina’s Black Soldiers in the Civil read more
Blacks think Hillary trying to destroy Obama in 2008 so she can r…
Highroller blog | April 25th 2008
Welcome to the end of African-American support for the Democratic party. From the NYT:Mr. Clyburn added that there appeared to be an almost “unanimous” view among African-Americans that Mr. and Mrs. Clinton were “committed to doing everything read more
Obama can always have Brooklyn Flea
Leo Africanus | April 23rd 2008 by Leo Africanus
Original picture here. (Official Flea Market website here.) read more
On having a black name
Daisy's Dead Air | April 22nd 2008 by Daisy
My blog name is my grandmother's name, Daisy. My real name is one that would identify me very easily, so I don't use it. But I recently realized that something is missing in my online identity. While reading about The Carnival of Allies (propose read more
MLB gets best grade for diversity in hiring; number of blacks on…
statface | April 15th 2008 by Derrick
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Major League Baseball received its best grade for racial diversity in hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year.MLB received its first A-minus for race Tuesday from Richard Lapchick, director read more
Rumble in the Jungle
Leo Africanus | April 2nd 2008 by Leo Africanus
Love this. This Sports Illustrated cover from Muhammed Ali sensational defeat of George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1974 is one of the gems now available online at a new site started by the magazine to feat read more
No Black Confederates Here!
The Blood of My Kindred | April 1st 2008 by Billy Yank
I found this picture on the Military History Online’s page on Gettysburg Photographs Amateur Photos from the 1913 Reunion at Gettysburg - Final Entry 1-29 I would have thought that these good southern slaves would have joined their master and f read more
The Legendary Roots Crew have a blog now
Leo Africanus | March 30th 2008 by Leo Africanus
It’s like when someone you know finally signs up for a Facebook profile. Here. (They compete for my loyalty with Abdullah Ibrahim). read more
Latinos, Generals and Admirals Join Obama's TeamAmerica
Cultural Health News Blog | March 30th 2008 by Aunk
In three short video clips, see the two most important political events of the week for TeamAmericaObama and Richardson in Portland, Oregon (2:14 Min)I saw the Bill Richardson endorsement of Obama on the corporate media but I got no sense of the size read more
And The Romantic Goes On...
A Very Fine Romance Redux | March 25th 2008 by Sincerae
Barack Obama may not be the next president of The United States but he will certainly go down in the history books as a first with an eclectically Romantic heritage and persona. The man has an aspect about him which makes him just seem to float throu read more
The End of The War of the Rebellion?
The Blood of My Kindred | March 19th 2008 by Billy Yank
I played this video for my American Government class yesterday and I could not help notice the mention of slavery throughout the speech. I teach a lengthy unit on Slavery and Civil Rights during my first semester of American History and one of the read more
One More Reason Black Confederates are a Myth
The Blood of My Kindred | March 17th 2008 by Billy Yank
This book by Charles Lane I believe furthers the idea that Black Confederates are truely a myth. The story in this book has been something I have been thinking about a great deal. I do not mean the Colfax Massacre itself, but the treatment of Afr read more
More Blogging on Black Confederates
The Blood of My Kindred | March 14th 2008 by Billy Yank
Here is an interesting article over at The Civil War Gazette read more
Hillary Clinton, it’s still over
Against Hillary Clinton | March 10th 2008 by Against Hillary
By Dick Morris The real message of Tuesday's primaries is not that Hillary won. It's that she didn't win by enough. The race is over. The results are already clear. Obama will go to the Democratic Convention with a lead of between 100 and read more
Speaking Truth To Power: The Canary In the Coalmine (Literally)
ObjectifyThis | March 6th 2008 by Marina
Fight the Culture of Hate! Vincent Navarro, formerly Jesse Jackson’s senior health advisor in the ‘84 and ‘88 Primaries, tells it like it is over at Counterpunch: HillaryCare Failed. That’s right, folks, the experienced cyni read more
S.C. to make “Juenteenth” official?
The Blood of My Kindred | February 27th 2008 by Billy Yank
The State.com posted this article yesterday about a bill to officially recognize “Juneteenth” in that state and making S.C. the 28th state to officially recognize the celebration of emancipation. Why has S.C. not approved this celebration read more
Poor History…More Black Confederates!
The Blood of My Kindred | February 26th 2008 by Billy Yank
Read this peice from the Crossville Chronicle: the Newspaper of Record in Cumberland Co. Tennessee. Here is the concluding paragraph of the article: “The intent of this article is not to give a complete history of the Black Confederate, but t read more
AFRICAN-AMERICANS RECEIVING MORE MONEY IN TAX REBATES FOR DNA TES…
Caution: SISTA ON BOARD! | February 24th 2008 by Foxy Lox
As we all should know, the U.S. Senate has passed President Bush’s economic stimulus plan earlier this month. I don’t know about you, but I already know what I’m going to do with my rebate check. That sure was a pleasant surprise to read more
UN panel urges the United States to combat racial discrimination
Norte Sul Este Oeste | February 22nd 2008 by Ricardo Portugal
U.N. human rights experts told the United States on Thursday to step up efforts to combat racial discrimination in the detention of African-Americans and Hispanics and questioned the treatment of illegal immigrants.The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Wa read more
Obama's Victory Speech in Houston
Cultural Health News Blog | February 20th 2008 by Aunk
After his win in the Wisconsin primary, Senator Barack Obama spoke before a crowd of 19,000 in Houston Texas... Watch the video of his remarks... What is most interesting is I have heard much of his speech beforebut he has upgraded it and it has new read more
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