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by Michael E. Ross onJanuary 6, 2009
Now that President-elect Obama has put in place his cabinet and advisers—informed by sensitivities to gender, ethnicity and race—it's plain to see that YG&B isn't just a state of mind; it's becoming a fact of our next national leadership.
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by Salamishah Tillet onJanuary 4, 2009
With Clinton finally out of the race, Obama needs to tackle issues of gender equality in the same way he has talked about the nation's racial divide in Philadelphia, if he wants to win in November.
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by Melissa Harris-Perry onJanuary 4, 2009
Now that Obama has won the nomination, I'm going on a political consumption diet. It's time for low-fat politics.
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by Jeff Johnson onDecember 19, 2008
Despite all the talk of their influence, young African-American voters seem curiously unengaged in this election campaign.
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by Jewel Woods onDecember 18, 2008
Sure, women swoon, but have you ever noticed that guys, too, seem almost weak-kneed over the senator with mad skills and a million-dollar smile?
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by Jelani Cobb onDecember 17, 2008
The Krispy Kreme effect and other hijinks along the road to Denver.
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by Lawrence Bobo onDecember 17, 2008
Will Obama's speech put the drum beat of doubt to rest?
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by Lenny McAllister onDecember 17, 2008
The still-fractured Democratic Party has given the GOP plenty to work with.
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by Robert A. George onDecember 17, 2008
Republicans get a bad rap on race. But, Democrats may be the ones who have shown their true colors this political season.
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by Jelani Cobb onDecember 17, 2008
Why the black intelligentsia needs to stop hating on the Democratic nominee.
