For the first time in history, a House committee voted Wednesday to hold a U.S. Attorney General in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over Justice Department documents. Eric Holder, the nation’s first black United States Attorney General, has been under fire for weeks by Republicans who are using Holder as a scapegoat to […]
Watching a reporter heckle President Barack Obama at the White House last week reminded me of a troubling parallel: Witnessing journalists disrespecting Mayor David Dinkins, New York’s first – and only – black mayor. I was covering a press conference at City Hall in 1990 watching reporters shout questions to Dinkins by calling him “Dave.” […]
Since it's Father’s Day weekend, I’d like to give Pastor Creflo Dollar the benefit of the doubt – but my gut says let the police investigation run its course. Even though the facts in Dollar’s alleged child abuse case are murky, I do know this: there’s a thin line between tough love and domestic violence […]
Spike Lee is forecasting an uphill battle for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. “This thing is not a lock,” Lee told GQ magazine. “It’s not a lock that President Obama is getting a second term and people have to really rekindle the enthusiasm that we had the first time.” Lee, who is correct in his […]
It’s no secret that President Barack Obama enjoys rubbing elbows with Hollywood stars and celebrity rockers. Filmmakers Spike Lee and Tyler Perry have hosted high-end fundraisers for Obama; he’s laughed with supporter Lady Gaga and last week Obama treated rock star Jon Bon Jovi to a ride on Air Force One for a fundraiser in […]
Jim Messina, the battle-tested Obama campaign manager, has a simple message for Democrats: Don’t panic. In his new campaign “update” video, Messina tells supporters not to be worried about polls that show President Barack Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney locked in a tight race for the White House. Messina certainly has great timing. A […]
So how is Bill Clinton helping President Barack Obama by praising Mitt Romney? In an appearance on CNN last week, Clinton said that Mitt Romney has a “sterling business career” and argued that the Obama campaign shouldn’t focus on Romney’s business record. “I don’t think we ought to get into the position where we say […]
Artur Davis — ex-legislator, lawyer, and son of the South — has added another label to his lengthy resume: Turncoat. Davis, the former congressman from Alabama and one of the first black elected officials to publicly support President Barack Obama, stunned colleagues by announcing that he is bolting from the Democratic Party to become a […]
Over the next five months, the Obama campaign plans to release a series of hard-hitting ads linking Mitt Romney to shutting down thriving businesses, laying off thousands of employees and pocketing profits while workers struggled to make ends meet. Romney’s corporate greed will be one of the major story lines from now until Election Day, […]
If you believe Maryland Del. Pat McDonough, don’t visit Baltimore’s Inner Harbor because gangs of black teenagers are terrorizing tourists. "Roving mobs of black youth are responsible for the attacks," said McDonough, a Republican state legislator. "This has been going on for years. I have a responsibility as an elected official to bring this to […]
The presidential campaign is turning ugly and race will become one of the most emotionally-charged story lines six months before the November election. Here’s why: Republicans plan to spend as much as $500 million to oust Obama from the White House by mounting a series of racially-provocative ads linking President Barack Obama to his former […]