Eight years of Obama pushed me toward what many Black folks from poor communities have always known: Hope will get you nowhere without healthy pessimism.
*Vote in poll below* An article in the New York Times written by White House correspondent Helene Thomas talks about the strong support President Obama still has in the Black community. With Black unemployment at 16 percent and even the voting rights of African Americans being attacked across the country, numerous columnists have voiced that […]
Respected commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson recently made a set of accurate remarks about the challenges that President Obama faces within the African American community. He cites a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll that shows that there are as many African Americans who are dissatisfied with the president’s performance as there are who are happy with it. […]
Washington- On Nov. 2, when Republican candidates routed their opponents to take control of the House and narrow the gap in the Senate, just 10 percent of the electorate consisted of African Americans. In 2008 blacks made up 12 percent of all voters, a high that helped put the first African-American president over the top […]
