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  • President Obama's Inaugural Address

    The new president has set forth to undo all of the messes Bush made over the past eight years, and “begin the remaking of America.” Read the full transcript of Barack Obama’s inaugural address.

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  • A Family History of Civil Rights

    Writes Haygood of the Caldwells of Washington D.C.: “One black American family: A mother and a father. Four daughters and a son. Forebears who reach back to slavery, and grandchildren who can now grow up with the knowledge that they could be president.  At times, blood and fire marred their city. On other days, the…

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  • Reluctant Hope

    Globe staffer Joseph Williams writes: When Eddie Burns, an unemployed musician, describes what the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama means to him as an African-American, he answers in superlatives: historic, amazing, unbelievable. The future president, Burns proudly declares, “has encouraged people to dream.” But as a client of Shepherd’s Table, a suburban Washington charity that…

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  • Kid's Inaugural

    Miley Cyrus-fever has made its way into politics. Last night, the tween idol had a performance, along with other young stars at the Disney Kids’ Inaugural. MTV notes Cyrus as the kickoff act, but Jamie Foxx got the crowd hype with an Obama cheer, complete with beat box. Malia and Sasha Obama were in attendance.…

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  • We Had a Ball!

    Larry King went live from the event and got a chance to get the back of a lot of random heads. The Daily Beast is right, though, Obama didn’t show up. But many other did — Spike Lee, Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, Diane von Furstenburg and, oh yes, Damon Weaver — and it’s hard to…

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  • Pragmatism and the Presidency

    Henry Louis Gates Jr. and John Stauffer in today’s NYT: “UNTIL a martyred John F. Kennedy replaced him, Abraham Lincoln was one of the two white men whose image most frequently graced even the most modest black home, second in popularity only to Jesus. Perhaps none of his heirs in the Oval Office has been…

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  • 'Welcome to Washington'

    The welcome was offered by President-elect Barack Obama on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday afternoon. After laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden joined the celebration on the National Mall. It’s chilly, but it feels good in Washington, D.C. with 48 hours until…

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  • Walking in the Front Door

    Many of us today can remember when it was a huge deal for a black person to enter the White House through the front door, and not through the servants’ entrance. As the Obama family takes up residence at the White House, Henry Louis Gates Jr. gives the history of this remarkable journey.

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  • Tour of Echoes

    From the slaves who built the Capitol to King’s dream and the Million Man March, watch as Henry Louis Gates Jr. recalls the myriad voices ringing out from history along Barack Obama’s inaugural path. READ THE ‘TOUR OF ECHOES’ TRANSCRIPT HERE. Back to MSN.com

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  • Sounds of Blackness

    While some listen for echoes of Lincoln in Obama’s inaugural speech, others will hear Malcolm and Martin. Read Michael Eric Dyson’s full article here.

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