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NC exit polls reveal Obama’s core demographic
Published on 7 May 2008 at 3:56 pm.
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My home state reared some interesting results for the Obama camp yesterday. I already knew that black voters tend to be overwhelmingly Pro-Bama, while working class whites lean towards Clinton, but I found the specific generation by generation results to be very intriguing. Among black voters, the youth (aged 18-29) voted overwhelmingly in Obama’s favor […]
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Is the Reverend Wright? or is the Reverend Wrong?
Published on 1 May 2008 at 2:28 am.
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Reverend Jeremiah Wright addressed an enthusiastic group scholars, spiritual leaders, and press at the National Press Club this Monday. I watched the whole thing and found myself engaged by the charismatic delivery and penetrating content of his speech. My first thought was about how much this speech was going to clarify and reconcile some of […]
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Rock the Vote / WireTap Call for Young Election Reporters
Published on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:37 pm.
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Rock The Vote / WireTap: Calling for Election 2008 Reporters!
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As young voters are coming out to vote in record numbers, WireTap magazine parterend up with Rock the Vote to support the work of five emerging reporters for Rock the Trail project. These young reporters will rock their local, state and presidential […]
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Uganda: U.S. Army Set to Recruit Citizens
Published on 11 Apr 2008 at 3:12 pm.
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Filed under news/politics, diaspora, Africa, violence, international relations.
Not much to say about this–not much but ‘damn.’
***UPDATE***
Army attendance at Uganda conference stirs recruiting rumor
The United States Army is not looking for a few good Ugandans.
An Army recruiting spokesman said Wednesday he was working to squelch a potential influx of interested applicants after an African news agency incorrectly reported the U.S. military planned […]
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Super-Duper Tuesday
Published on 3 Mar 2008 at 2:45 pm.
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Tomorrow will be one of the biggest days in the history of the Democratic primaries. Both democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama have been on their grind, working towards securing delegates, primarily in Ohio and Texas. This is a must win situation for Hillary Clinton, who has lost the last 11 nominating contests to […]
Greg Oden Endorses Barack Obama
Published on 28 Feb 2008 at 4:10 pm.
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*It’s been a while, but that’s what marriage, work and graduate school will do to a brother.
You may think it’s insignificant that Mr. Greg “Still Think A Big Man Can’t Sell?” Oden recently endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president, but it’s always a big deal when young people become active in the political process. Check […]
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“Yes We Can” Hancock, Obama Surpise Critics at 50th Grammys
Published on 11 Feb 2008 at 1:57 pm.
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Last night, musical genius Herbie Hancock and political juggernaut Barak Obama surprised the critics by upsetting some established competition. Hancock walked away with Album of the year for his tribute to Joni Mitchell, River: The Joni Letters, defeating Amy Winehouse and Kanye West, who combined for a total of 9 Grammy Awards. In his acceptance […]
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Election 2008: I Need More
Published on 8 Feb 2008 at 3:16 pm.
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This story is also cross-posted at The Nation, WireTap Magazine and Kameelahwrites
Monologues are sometimes boring, so I write this in response to Adrienne Marie Brown’s “I Love Obama Like I Love NY” post on Wiretap about political cynicism and scripted candidates, and in response to the cynic in me who has yet to sport a […]
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Democratic primary up for grabs
Published on 6 Feb 2008 at 2:38 pm.
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Following Super Tuesday, Clinton and Obama are deadlocked for the Democratic Primary. Yesterday, Barack Obama won 14 states of the total 22, with Hillary Clinton taking the remaining 8. Here’s how their percentages tallied up.
Arizona . Clinton, 51%; Obama, 42%
Arkansas . Clinton, 69%; Obama, 27%
California . Clinton, 52%; Obama, 42%
Massachusetts . Clinton, 56%; Obama, 41%
New […]
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Land of the Free, Home of the Slave
Published on 9 Jan 2008 at 1:14 pm.
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New Jersey is the newest state to enter into the debate about apologizing for enslavement. So far, Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have taken the lead in offering an official apology, which would make New Jersey the first northern state to make such an offer. The apology comes in the form of a state-wide […]
