Jesse Jackson

First thoughts: Busy week on tap

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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** A busy week on tap: Two weeks removed from the presidential election, the political activity remains almost as busy -- we, of course, stress the word...

Celebration, challenge

Jackson calls Obama administration 'a chance to start over' In his first public address since Barack Obama was elected president, when cameras captured tears of joy and reflection streaming down his face, the Rev. Jesse L....

Obama Declares War on Conservative Talk Radio

By Jim Boulet, Jr. Barack Obama sought to silence his critics during his 2008 campaign. Team Obama and the "localism" weapon The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule in question is called "localism." This report...

The making of Brand Barack - Winning strategies from the presidential campaign

published: Sunday | November 16, 2008 File Then presidential candidate Barack Obama is joined by talk show host Oprah Winfrey at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, December 2007. Marie Berbick-Graham, Contributor Just how did Barack...

That's entertainment!

As Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ponders the question of who should take President-elect Barack Obama's barely warmed seat in the United States Senate, it's safe to assume that the concerns of downstate and Metro East residents...

Rep. Danny Davis interested in Obama's Senate seat

CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said Sunday that he wants to replace Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois. The Illinois Democrat's declaration came the same day President-elect Obama stepped down from the position...

Barack Obama resigns his US Senate seat

President-Elect Barack Obama resigned his Senate seat on Sunday, after serving less than a single six-year term following his lightning-quick political rise to the presidency. Mr Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004 and...

Can White Guilt Finally Be Put to Rest Once and For All?

One can only hope so. Personally, I've never felt "white guilt" ... I have nothing racial to feel guilty about! I was raised to believe that all people have the same worth and should have the same opportunities, whether their...

Obama plays to majority's tune

I HAVE observed for many years now that any attempt to discuss an issue which has ethnic connotations, in a sane and rational manner in the media often provokes communally-tinged reactions that have no bearing upon the matter...

African Americans face new, post-racial era Obama’s election rewrites the black political narrative

Published: November 16th, 2008 12:05 AM African Americans have just entered the no-excuses zone. With Barack Obama’s ascension to the highest office in the United States, most African Americans feel that we have arrived as...

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