Who's up and who's down in 2011 Politics
SLIDESHOW - Here's a look at who ended the year on a high, and who'd just as soon sleep through New Year's...
Should the Black Caucus follow Barney Frank's lead?
OPINION - With so many members in safe districts where they can be re-elected repeatedly without much of a struggle, in some ways it's an inevitable cycle and at times apathy can set in...
Slideshow: Who should play Miles Davis?
SLIDESHOW - Oscar nominee Don Cheadle has made no secret about his desire to portray Davis, and we agree he'd be great, but he's just one of several potential actors who might pass muster...
Waters at war with Obama's 'super-committee'
OPINION - Rep. Maxine Waters has called out the administration time and again for what she feels is inadequate attention to the economic situation in communities of color...
Don't expect drinks with Waters at the White House
OPINION - Congresswoman Waters has ensured that the president is challenged, but to what end?...
Can the GOP use the Black Caucus against Obama?
OPINION - As the race for the White House heats up, we can surely expect to see the CBC used as a pawn in the hands of Republican opportunists...
Rep. Maxine Waters found Obama speech 'curious'
WASHINGTON (AP) - She says Obama didn't address Hispanics in such a blunt manner and would never use that language in a speech to a gathering of gays or Jews...
Obama can't win when he addresses black audiences
OPINION - Obama represents a different mode of dealing with race -- one that author Toure calls 'post-black,' but which has to do with embracing blackness, while insisting on individuality...
Barack Obama's black American charm offensive
OPINION - Because the administration rarely communicates its outreach or the president's sentiments about African-Americans in public, they are often unknown, even to most black Americans...
Obama jobs plan heartens frustrated African-Americans
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama's jobs pitch is already playing well with blacks, who had grown plenty irked with him over what they perceived as his indifference to their needs...
