Obama takes North Carolina; Clinton squeaks by in Indiana
Thursday, May 8th, 2008by Cash Michaels - Special to the NNPA from The Carolinian
RALEIGH (NNPA) — Despite narrowing pre-primary polls, withering negative national headlines, and a relentless assault by his fierce Democratic opponent, North Carolina put Sen. Barack Obama’s historic bid for the presidency firmly back in the driver’s seat May 6 with a commanding 56-42 primary victory […]
“Before the Tipping Point”
Thursday, May 8th, 2008by Ray Allen
“I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.”
— Robert Kennedy
I want to encourage you to read the recent report released by the State of Black Madison Coalition, titled “The State of Black Madison 2008: Before the Tipping Point.” You can obtain a copy by downloading it off The Madison […]
We must end child hunger now
Thursday, May 8th, 2008by Marian Wright Edelman
In America, millions of low-income families struggle each month to obtain a minimally adequate diet. In 2006, 12.6 million children and 22.9 million adults lived in households struggling against hunger, and those numbers are expected to grow amid a weakening economy, rising joblessness, and increasing food prices. It is an outrage that […]
Posted in Columnist | No Comments »>Clinton, Obama promise unity against GOP in interviews with North Carolina Black press
Thursday, May 8th, 2008by Cash Michaels - Special to the NNPA from the Carolinian
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (NNPA) — In perhaps their most heartfelt assurances thus far amid growing party concerns, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama promised that whoever loses their rough-and-tumble contest for the Democratic Party’s nomination will passionately urge their most ardent supporters — many of […]
A “peculiar” people
Thursday, May 8th, 2008by James Clingman
“Peculiar” was used to describe God’s chosen people in the Old Testament, as well as the “believers” in the New Testament church. In both cases it meant “special” — very special. The term was amplified by other words, like “royal” and “chosen.” Many Black people lay claim to being special, the children of […]
Media gives McCain a pass on his ‘minister’ problem
Thursday, May 8th, 2008by George Curry
As Jon Stewart said on “The Daily Show,” Rev. Jeremiah Wright has been dominating cable news coverage like a missing White girl. Meanwhile, John McCain has his own Rev. Wrong in the form of Rev. John Hagee, a San Antonio-based minister who refers to the Catholic Church as the “great whore” and calls […]
Race still matters in presidential politics
Friday, May 2nd, 2008by George Curry
A White woman responding to a column I had written about Barack Obama complained that inasmuch as Obama is bi-racial, he should not be considered an African-American. However, when Obama is depicted in a bad light, he is quickly categorized as a Black man, and no one seems to mind.
Such are the complexities […]
Why blue collar Whites vote against themselves
Friday, May 2nd, 2008by Ron Walters
Election pundits have repeatedly asked why Barack Obama has trouble attracting blue-collar Whites, as if he created the problem and could solve it. Hillary is seldom asked why Blacks don’t vote for her, which is a problem she could solve. But it is interesting that blue-collar Whites consistently vote against their best interests […]
‘They killed Sean all over again’
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Judge’s ruling sparks national outrage
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Outrage. That’s perhaps the best word to describe the mood of the family of the late Sean Bell of New York, grassroots activists, and civil rights representatives around the country this week.
“On April 25, 2008, they killed Sean all over again. That’s what it felt like to us.”
Those […]
Dr. Evelynn Hammonds, Harvard College’s next Deanby
Friday, May 2nd, 2008by Marian Wright Edelman
This is another one of my Spelman College bragging stories. In March, Harvard University announced the historic appointment of Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, a Spelman graduate, as the next dean of Harvard College, where she will oversee the academic curriculum, residential dormitories, and other key pieces of college life for Harvard University’s […]
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