Politics

Every so often we get a local election that has a huge impact on the outlook and direction of Black America. There are cities that we focus on that count as a microcosm of the rest of our community. There are years that Atlanta and Maynard Jackson represented Black progress in America. Then there were the years […]

In a wide-ranging exit interview with Politico, outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder opened up about race and the Republican Party and called for an overhaul of federal laws that govern proof of civil-rights offenses. SEE ALSO: Rand Paul’s Dad Ron Says Black Caucus Opposes War For Sake Of More Food Stamps Holder, the first Black U.S. […]

Loretta E. Lynch on Thursday was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee to replace outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. in what promises to be a contentious nomination vote before the full Republican-controlled Senate, according to media reports. The New York Times reports: The panel voted 12 to 8 to advance Ms. Lynch, President […]

Even before Democrats won the presidential election nearly three years ago, the Republican Party conceded that it needed to be more inclusive of people of color—the voters who essentially delivered President Barack Obama to the White House. SEE ALSO: Taraji P. Henson: Cookie’s Style Is Like “Fashion On Crack” [PHOTOS] According toBuzzFeed, before the 2012 presidential […]

Up until very, very recently, Ron Paul, and his son, Rand Paul, have shared not only surnames,  but similar reputations. Like his father, Rand Paul has been somewhat of an outlier within his party. They both make sense every now and then, but more often than not, their sensible views on subjects like war are […]

Even by their standards, The New York Post was tacky for Friday’s cover, which features a blindfolded President Obama saying, “Islamic terror? I just don’t see it.” To his credit, Obama is correct in his assertion that we shouldn’t refer to terrorist organizations like ISIS as “Islamic” given that doing so legitimizes the notion that the West […]

In what could be a boon for communities of color, Democratic and Republican Senators from New Jersey to Illinois to Utah are working to overhaul prison sentence guidelines in an effort to give judges more control to mete out punishments for nonviolent drug offenders. RELATED: AG Eric Holder Addresses Mandatory Minimums, Mike Brown Case And […]

Defending comments he made Wednesday suggesting President Barack Obama did not love America, former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani said his criticism couldn’t…

Mounting his political offensive against ISIS, President Barack Obama dismissed the conceit that the group is fighting from a religious perspective, labeling them instead as terrorists, who in no way represent Islam, according to a White House statement. The president made the statement Wednesday at the White House in front of a group of law […]

Republican Mississippi state Rep. Gene Alday (pictured) is backtracking on an interview that was published by a local paper where he allegedly made incendiary and blanketed racist comments about the Black population in his small town.  Alday reportedly stated that “all the Blacks ” in his district get “welfare crazy checks” because “they don’t work,” according […]

Almost a year ago, President Obama announced that his administration would embark on an ambitious initiative he called “My Brother’s Keeper.” The intention was to get communities involved in the lives of young men, particularly those of color, to ensure their positive guidance from “cradle to college.” It was intended to foster support networks where none […]

Democrats are up in arms over the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee’s handling of the confirmation vote for Loretta Lynch, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Supporters accuse Republicans of “slow-walking the vote,” Politico reports: Their newest evidence: the Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision Thursday to postpone voting on […]