Election 2012

In the 1990s, four young Black and Latino men on their way to a basketball game in the state of New Jersey suddenly became the victims of a police shooting that nearly ended their lives. I was among those in the civil rights leadership that raised the country’s awareness on the outrageous policing practice of […]

Never did I imagine that we would one day have a discussion over what constituted rape and what didn’t.  In fairness, we did not start or create this conversation, but maybe it’s a good thing that it’s happening.  Most people my age and younger sometimes take things like abortion and women’s rights for granted because […]

Ahead of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa this coming Monday, White House correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief for American Urban Radio Networks April Ryan filled in for Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this week and snagged an interview with Ex-Obama supporter and former Democratic Congressman Artur Davis, now a Republican […]

Although the presidential fight between Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney has been almost universally focused on jobs and the economy, education is another campaign talking point that voters are paying close attention to as November approaches. On Thursday (August 23), a nationwide conference call was held by the Obama campaign to shift the […]

Politicians often speak of doom and gloom scenarios whenever the subject of their adversaries winning a given race arises. Republicans have made it an artform, though there’s something to be said of knowing when to pull back on hyperbole. Reince Priebus (pictured), the chairman of the Republican National Committee, criticized President Barack Obama’s economic record on […]

It’s election time and that means Reverend Jeremiah Wright is back on the scene. In 2008, the retired pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago caused a maelstrom of controversy for then Senator Barack Obama as he fought Hillary Clinton in a furious battle for the Democratic nomination for president. Now, after being […]

President Barack Obama is scheduled to make two stops in Metro Detroit April 18 for fundraisers hoping to raise  over $1 million for his campaign as the contest moves into high gear with Michigan native son Mitt Romney looking like the GOP candidate to take him on in the fall election. President Obama is scheduled […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mitt Romney tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, winning the Maryland primary in a rout and bidding for victories in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C., with time left over to swap charges with President Barack Obama. SEE ALSO: What Black Movies Can Do Better The Maryland victory enabled Romney […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Louisiana. SEE ALSO: Southern Miss Apologizes For “Green Card” Chant The […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama took a stand Friday against a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in North Carolina, a state he won in 2008 that remains crucial to his re-election hopes. SEE ALSO: Southern Miss Apologizes For “Green Card” Chant “While the president does not weigh in on every single ballot […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum has won Mississippi’s Republican presidential primary – completing a two-state sweep of Deep South contests. Santorum narrowly edged rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to win Mississippi. Earlier, Santorum won Alabama’s GOP primary with a slightly wider margin. Evangelicals played a key role in both states. Nearly 4 of 5 […]

In the wake of rising gas prices, contentious conflicts in Iran and Afghanistan and continued high unemployment rates, President Barack Obama‘s popularity is on a swift decline, reports the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. SEE ALSO: Obama Strikes Back At Gas Prices Critics Experiencing a patriotic, relieved bump in support after the Navy SEAL […]