All Posts Tagged With: "Barack Obama"

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Friday Video: Homer Votes for Obama


3Oct2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Watch the Whole Video: Richard Trumka Speaks Up on Racism and Obama

Video: Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO speaks his heart on racism and electing Barack Obama.
Everyone should see this video.
Fact: The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions.
The AFL-CIO union movement represents 10.5 million members, including 2 million members in Working America, [...]

3Oct2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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The Audacity of Hip Hop

From Newsweek.
When superstar lyricist Nas declared, “Hip-hop is dead!” in 2006, he reignited a long-running debate among artists and observers in the rap community. While the money-guns-girls wing of commercial rap is certainly here to stay, many fans insist that hip hop’s political roots are rotting. But on the eve of an election in which [...]

26Sep2008 | Kismet | Comments | Continued
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No Postage Necessary if Mailed in Small Town U.S.A.

A letter to the Republican nominee:
Dear Sen. John McCain’t,
Good day! Let me first introduce myself. I’m an American, period. Yes, I was born and raised in the good ole U.S. of A. I have been pretty happy here, but can’t necessarily say that I am consistently “proud” of my country. It’s cool, though. I [...]

11Sep2008 | Latonya | Comments | Continued
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Jesus Christ was a Community Organizer

As I think about those who recently mocked the term ‘Community Organizer’, the first thing that comes to my mind is Christian Conservative. I apologize in advance if you consider yourself one and are offended (note: I am a believer; a Christian).
I detest the phrase ‘Christian Conservative’. I think it’s an oxymoron and exclusive. Was [...]

8Sep2008 | Latonya | Comments | Continued
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Digesting the Moment: Did Barack Drop the Historical Baton?

Video Above: Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Julianne Malveaux discuss Barack’s speech after the glitz and glamour last Thursday [Quicktime format]
It’s segments like these that make me appreciate what Tavis Smiley is doing for our community. Dr. West and Dr. Malveaux provide constructive criticism to a moment in history that I will remember for a [...]

2Sep2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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I’m Watching C-SPAN, BTW

As the hype machine continues to roll through the current political activities, the message from the candidates seems to get lost. While I appreciate the vigor from all of the credentialed blogs, especially those represented within the Afrosphere, sometimes unfiltered content is best.
And to that, I recommend to our readers our often forgotten friend C-SPAN.

C-SPAN.org

Not [...]

26Aug2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Another 1000 Words

Barack Obama and Black pastors pray

6Aug2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Inauguration Roadtrip

An old friend of mine is organizing an effort that will allow Americans to witness history at Barack Obama’s Inauguration by providing transportation from several cities across the United States to Washington D.C.
An obvious unprecedented moment in U.S. history, you can reserve a spot on a chartered motor coach bus for a low price, which [...]

27Jul2008 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued
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The FISA Fallout

Disclaimer: I meant to post this last week, but some things (i.e. some little person) came up!
I’ve been slowly absorbing and reading up on what exactly has prompted media outlets to cover the community backlash Barack Obama recently received from his decision on the recent FISA bill. I didn’t really have an immediate [...]

22Jul2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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