Michael Cottman

Christopher Darden is a desperate man or a complete idiot. Seventeen years after Darden was banished into obscurity after he unsuccessfully prosecuted O.J. Simpson for murder in the so-called “Trial of the Century,” Darden is trying to step out of the shadows and back into the public spotlight. Darden, the former Los Angeles deputy district […]

Fresh from his rousing fire-up-the-troops address at the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama will crisscross the country this weekend, traveling to New Hampshire and Iowa before boarding a campaign bus to roll through Florida as the nation’s most recognizable salesman. Make no mistake: As America’s first black president running for re-election to the White […]

As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, a rainbow of constituents from across the country are gathering in Charlotte – a stark contrast from the overwhelmingly white Republican convention in Tampa. When the network television cameras pan the packed convention hall in Charlotte, […]

The nagging question that echoes inside my barber shop suddenly has a sense of urgency as the Democratic National Convention opens this week in Charlotte, North Carolina: Can President Barack Obama win re-election in November? “What do you think?” a barber asks a small group of customers who sit against the wall, wait for haircuts, […]

Before Condoleezza Rice stood at the podium during the Republican National Convention and talked about civil rights, growing up in Alabama during Jim Crow, and how black students are subjected to failing public schools, her mean-spirited GOP brethren were busy spewing racial hate toward an African-American camerawoman who was working for CNN. Two white people […]

For those who assumed Herman Cain would go away quietly after he dropped out of the presidential race eight months ago, think again. Cain, a charismatic businessman who relishes sharing his ideas with the public, will hit the road in nine days for a 30-day, 30-city “Truth Tour,” an ambitious schedule of events to help […]

While most Americans are focused on the tough-and-gritty race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, U.S. Rep. Allen West, a black Republican from Florida, says he’s also a victim of mean-spirited campaigning in his contest for re-election. A new campaign ad called “Fighter” shows a cartoon version of West wearing boxing gloves and repeatedly […]

President Barack Obama is quite comfortable campaigning in the heartland of rural America. Obama rolled through Iowa Tuesday on a three-day bus tour where he plans to ask voters to support his vision for the country and reject Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican scheme to offer tax breaks to millionaires and dismantle Medicare. […]

Senior citizens beware. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan — Mitt Romney's running mate for the White House — wants to dismantle Medicare, which could adversely impact millions of African-American seniors and elderly people of color who rely heavily on the government health care program. Ryan, a policy wonk from Wisconsin, is the architect of a controversial […]

It didn’t take long for restless football players at Pennsylvania State University to start jumping ship – and every gridiron athlete who wants to leave the tarnished Nittany Lions program should get out now. The most recent stars to bolt from the scandal-plagued university are Quarterback Rob Bolden, Wide Receiver Justin Brown and running back […]

While President Barack Obama crisscrosses the country preparing for the final 90-day stretch before Election Day, he’s made one thing clear to his constituents: “I’m not the president of black America.” In an interview with Black Enterprise, Obama was asked to respond to criticism that his administration hasn’t done enough to support black businesses. “My […]

Rev. William Owens is a long-standing, die-hard Republican who has been supporting the GOP and its racially-divisive policies for years. Now it’s out here. Now we know. Owens, leader of the conservative Coalition of African American pastors, created a firestorm last week when he called President Barack Obama a “Judas” for supporting gay marriage and […]