Politics
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Black Trump Exec’s Love for Her ‘Boss’ Makes Her Cry
“The house Negro always looked out for his master … lived right up next to his master … ate the same food his master ate and wore his same clothes. And he could talk just like his master—good diction. And he loved his master more than his master loved himself. That’s why he didn’t want…
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Donald Trump Can Become President. Here’s How
Political pundits said all last spring that Donald Trump wouldn’t get into the presidential race. Then he did. Throughout the fall, when he was leading in polls and insulting every constituency in America, those same talking heads thought Trump would implode. Then he didn’t. Finally, when Trump came in second to Ted Cruz at the…
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10 People of Color Hillary Clinton Could Pick as Her Vice President
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will be announcing her running mate within the next two months. Yes, that person is more than likely to be Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who is in an important swing state and speaks fluent Spanish, but we can dream, can’t we? Here are 10 African-American and Latino prospects the former…
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Will Party Loyalty Trump Fears About Donald Trump for Black Republicans?
In an era when “Black lives matter” has become a crucial rallying cry across the country and when African-American concern for racial inequality and discrimination hovers at extraordinary levels, it can be difficult to assess the political significance of a group as marginal as black Republicans. Only 11 percent of black people identify as or…
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What a Trump Presidency Would Mean for Black America, Explained
Who is Ted Cruz? Well, I feel the same way with Donald Trump. Not that he’s going to come out the closet as a Bornean orangutan. (Although that’s still on the table.) Just that I’m not at all surprised that someone like him could receive such support and advance so far. As ugly as the…
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So It Finally Happened: Donald Trump Is the Presumptive GOP Nominee for President
The Indiana primary has changed the race for president in ways nobody anticipated. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders comfortably beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and business mogul Donald Trump beat Ted Cruz so soundly that the Texas senator dropped out of the presidential race altogether. Now we’ll have to wait until June for the…
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Bye-Bye, Contested Convention: Donald Trump Wins Ind. Primary; Ted Cruz Drops Out
Updated Tuesday, May 3, 9:30 p.m. EDT: In a win that will likely prolong Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign (even though it remains unlikely that he’ll win the Democratic nomination for president), CNN has called the state of Indiana for Sanders in the Democratic primary. It was a much-needed win after his rival, Hillary Clinton,…
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For Cruz and Sanders, the Ind. Primary Signals the Beginning of the End
The Indiana primary will likely be the sad ending to what looked to be one of the most exciting presidential primary seasons in recent history. On the Republican side we’ve seen a field of 17 candidates whittled down to just Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. However, it’s increasingly looking…
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The 4 Black People Most Likely to Be Hired by ‘President Trump’
Yes, it’s possible. It’s possible that Donald Trump will become the next president of the United States. It’s also possible that Donald Trump could select more than one or two African Americans for key positions in his administration if he wins the GOP nomination and does go on to win the White House. Trump has…
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Congressional Black Caucus PAC Needs to Cut Ties to Companies That Benefit From Black Suffering
On Tuesday, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) lost her historic bid to become only the second black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. While there will be many takes on the implications of the election, as important as any is the inadvertent impact the campaign had in uncovering the unfortunate influence of corporate power over…