Barack Obama

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November 1, 2010

New Senate unlikely to include black members; few candidates ran in 2010

The Senate might not have any African-American members after the election when Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) vacates his seat...
November 1, 2010

Man gets 9 years for setting 2008 black church fire

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) - The fire destroyed the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield in the early morning…
November 1, 2010

Lil Wayne redefines stardom from behind bars

NEW YORK (AP) - For the rapper, his jail term has been a difficult exile from the recording studio where…
November 1, 2010

With images of civil rights, blacks urged to vote

ATLANTA (AP) - On the Sunday before Election Day, preachers told black churchgoers across America to get out and vote...
October 29, 2010

Michelle Obama bashes bullying of gay youth

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama said young people need to know that they shouldn't let the challenges they face in…
October 29, 2010

Why a Palin presidential run should scare Obama

OPINION - Palin's unimpressive, yet lovable demeanor will help her to secure even more followers than she has now...
October 29, 2010

Is nothing sacred? Tea Party campaigns against Muslim faith

OPINION - If they are not actually anti-Arab Islamophobes, then they are doing nothing to challenge this portrayal of themselves…
October 28, 2010

‘Baracka Flacka Flames’ parody causes heated debate

CLUTCH - Comments range from disappointment to laughter. Some viewers are simply not surprised...
October 27, 2010

Why Obama must woo black working women to win

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and his administration is trying to show women voters that they're invested in keeping them…
October 27, 2010

Kanye West voted more influential than Obama?

It appears there is no stopping this outspoken rapper - Kanye West has been voted more influential than Obama in…
October 27, 2010

Prez N the Hood: A hip-hip parody stirs up issues

Mr. Davis's Obama raps about his detractors with more curses and epithets, smokes marijuana, dances with a bottle of alcohol,…
October 26, 2010

Obama may enlist Jay-Z for ’12 re-election campaign

As recently reported, Jay recently recorded a motivational ad helping to encourage voters to "use their voice..."
October 26, 2010

Obama appoints record number of gay officials

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay activists say the estimate of more than 150 appointments so far -- from agency heads and…
October 25, 2010

Slovenia elects its 1st black mayor, the ‘Obama of Piran’

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - In fact, Peter Bossman, a Ghana-born physician, could be the first black mayor elected anywhere in…
October 25, 2010

Florida man launches ‘Bama’ brand cigarettes

VIDEO - The makers call them "Bama's" (b-short a mas) or "Bama's" (b-ahh-mas) either one, but with a signature oval…
October 22, 2010

Obama shocked, saddened by gay youth suicides

WASHINGTON (AP) - "As a parent of two daughters, it breaks my heart. It's something that just shouldn't happen in…
October 21, 2010

GOP strategy: Suppress minorities, win white vote?

VIDEO - The Republican party is securing, in particular, that white working class vote. Apparently it makes sense to offend…
October 21, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: How to make midterms matter

VIDEO - Democratic voter enthusiasm appears to have decreased since President Obama was elected in 2008. Why has there been…
October 20, 2010

Virginia Thomas re-ignited the Anita Hill debate for a reason

OPINION - Ginni Thomas's demand that Hill apologize fits in neatly with the politics, philosophy and game plan of the…
October 20, 2010

Make no mistake: Barack Obama is on the midterm ballot

OPINION - Those who say more should have been done or could have been done ignore the limits placed on…