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Ben Carson: Is He Wearing a Mask for the GOP?
In a stinging piece at the New York Times, Ta-Nehisi Coates argues that Dr. Benjamin Carson, the present darling of the right, is wearing a mask as he answers…
Black America doesn’t lack leaders: Poll shows 24 percent say Sharpton speaks for them
There is one optimistic and one despairing way to spin the Zogby analytics poll commissioned by BET founder and mega-businessman Robert L. Johnson on leadership among black Americans. The poll…
New York Observer’s ‘most influential’ list overlooks black political icons
The New York Observer recently put out an article titled “The 100 Most Influential New Yorkers of the Past 25 Years” and a whopping six black people made the list. Actually,…
Next Up on Capitol Hill: Another Budget Fight
In the next fight on Capitol Hill, Jamelle Bouie writes at the American Prospect, Republicans and Democrats are gearing up to release dueling budgets that reflect different views of America’s…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Rosa Parks
1. Parks had been thrown off the bus a decade earlier by the same bus driver — for refusing to pay in the front and go around to the back…
In Obama’s 2nd inauguration speech, a strong defense of modern liberalism
President Obama used his second inaugural addressto deliver a strong defense of modern liberalism, emphasizing the importance of programs like Social Security and Medicare, pledging to take on climate change in…
William Jackson: Blacks Can’t Wait On the President
William Jackson, M.Ed. Where do we go after the second election of President Barack Obama? I want it to be known, that I’m proud to have Barack Obama as the…
Anthony Thomas: In This Election Season, Please Stop Eating Dog Food
by Anthony Thomas Every two to four years when national elections come around, the run-of-the-mill partisan hacks on both sides of the political aisle enthusiastically encourage Americans to engage in…
Dr. Wilmer Leon: Romney’s Honesty is No Gaffe
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III A recently released video captured Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney candidly speaking to potential donors at a $50,000 per plate fundraiser. He answered questions…
Dr. Boyce Video: Are All Republicans Complete Idiots? No, they are Not
In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins discusses the growth in political extremism.…
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