Back to Birmingham
Today, the 45-year anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., is a good time to remember the historic events in Birmingham that started 50 years ago in that city which became the crucible of the civil rights crusade King led in the middle of the 20th century. And on that date [...]
Teen Pregnancy: Actually, Liberals Got It Right
Writing at Clutch magazine, Kirsten West Savali rebuts the position of The Root‘s political correspondent, Keli Goff, on controversial billboards stigmatizing young mothers. In an op-ed for The Root, titled “Why Liberals Are Wrong On Teen Pregnancy,” political correspondent and author, Keli Goff, wrote that the criticism surrounding the campaign was “ridiculous,” “lunacy,” “well-intentioned but misguided.” According to [...]
Dorner manhunt, Grammys have LAPD calling in troops
Faced with two massive law enforcement situations — security for the Grammy Awards and a manhunt for an ex-cop wanted in three slayings — the Los Angeles Police Department declared a tactical alert Sunday night. The LAPD did not detail its Grammy security arrangements, but the department regularly sends a large contingent of [...]
Same Gender Marriage Becomes Immigration Issue
There is a separation of Church and State in this country. At least, there are until members of the government feel that their religious beliefs are being threatened. Senator John Kerry and President Obama are trying to gain equal immigration rights for same gender couples. Currently, even if an immigrant is married, they will still [...]
Yvette Carnell: Hate to Say It (Not Really), But I Told You So
It was soothing for liberals to tell themselves that President Obama was just biding his time until his second term. It was a suitable balm for the under the surface anxiety which naggingly whispered, “He’s not on your team. He doesn’t wear your jersey.” Obama apologists claimed, without skipping a beat, that Obama would show [...]
Sharpton: “African Americans Cannot Wait For Obama to Write a Black Agenda to Himself”
by Yvette Carnell Self appointed representative of the black community, Rev. Al Sharpton, and National Urban League head ,Marc Morial, were among those who met on Monday to craft a black agenda to take to President Obama. Marc Morial signaled that ensuring the fiscal cliff does not hurt blacks is one of his priorities. “Preserving [...]
Yvette Carnell: Predictions and Other Things to Keep in Mind This Election Day
Just a few thoughts about what today means and what the American electoral process has become: If President Obama wins the electoral college, but loses the popular vote, he still loses. Those on the Right will use a loss of the popular vote to further malign Obama as an illegitimate president. They’re looking for an [...]
Video: Mitt Romney Getting All Heated Over the Second Coming of Christ…in Missouri?
by Yvette Carnell Has Mitt Romney convinced you that he’s just a moderate businessman who wants to make government more efficient? He seems to have convinced half the country of that, but take one look at this video, and you’ll see a man who becomes immediately enraged when his Mormon beliefs are challenged. In this [...]
Bill Maher to Romney Supporters: “Blacks Know Who You Are and They Will Come After You”
by Yvette Carnell Anyone care to tell me what’s wrong with Bill Maher? Remember when Maher poked fun at President Obama, saying Obama wasn’t really black because he hadn’t gotten all gangster in the White House? Well, Maher’s at it again, this time warning white Romney supporters that blacks know who they are and will [...]
Leo Alexander: I was an Obama Kool-Aid Drinker, Now I Just Can’t Do It Anymore
by Leo Alexander I drunk the Kool-Aid too back in ’08. I fell in love with the symbolism of a black family in the White House. I believed in his campaign slogan of “Hope and Change” and his story of being a biracial, Harvard educated, community organizer in the ghettoes of Chicago. I was the [...]
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