Politics
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The Battle to Close Wage Gap Between Men and Women
“Lots of people have heard the 79 cents on a dollar that women make on average compared to men,” says Emily Martin of the National Women’s Law Center. But the level of salary loss for a woman starting her career today is staggering. “Nationally, a woman stands to lose about $430,000 over a 40-year career…
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Last Man Standing: Meet the New Head of African-American Outreach for the Republican Party
Telly Lovelace is not stepping into an easy job. Not that it’s ever been easy to work on African-American outreach for the Republican National Committee, but things haven’t been this bad for the Republican Party since Kanye West called out George W. Bush. Likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is anathema to African-American voters, the entire…
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Hillary Clinton’s NAN Speech Sounds Good, but Does Anybody Really Believe Her?
“She know she lying. F—k outta here,” Charles Johnson, 31, whispered as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke inside the Metropolitan Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in New York City for the National Action Network conference. Wearing a flattering red suit, the former secretary of state was met with a standing ovation from the predominantly…
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President Obama Deserves a Vote on His Supreme Court Nominee
We’ve been with President Barack Obama since the beginning. As three of his senior advisers, we worked closely with the president on a host of important issues—few more important than assisting him with the judicial nominations and confirmations of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Elena Kagan. Nominations are not taken lightly, and they can’t be,…
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Jackie Robinson: Militant Black Republican
On a Saturday evening in February of 1966, over a thousand mostly white Republican men and women crowded into a Cleveland hotel banquet hall, eager to hear Jackie Robinson’s opening keynote for the annual Ohio Republican Conference. The baseball icon-turned-political activist did not disappoint. “I am not what is known as a good Republican,” Robinson…
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Highs and Lows: The President in the Polls (and Pictures)
Taking on the role of POTUS is no joke. Various jokers are vying for the gig, but don’t get it twisted. Assuming the presidential seat in the United States is not something to be taken lightly. After all, President Barack Obama is the head of state and commander in chief. The big cheese, responsible for…
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How the Race Card Was Played Against Anita Hill
Anita Hill addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee almost 25 years ago to call into question the character of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Reflecting recently on the one day of testimony in October 1991 that launched her into infamy, Hill said that race had something to do with how the questioning was conducted. Although the…
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Bill Clinton Tries to Rewrite History on His Crime Bill
If Bill Clinton wanted to ignite another round of analysis of the Clinton crime bill (also known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act)—the largest crime bill in U.S. history, which he gleefully signed Sept. 13, 1994, in a grand production at the White House Rose Garden—congrats, Bill, you’ve got it. In response…
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If There’s a White President, Will There Finally Be a Black Agenda?
A question for all legacy civil rights groups: Will there finally be a strong black agenda now that the next president will be white? President Franklin Roosevelt famously remarked that advocates frequently wanted him to do the politically difficult. What did he reportedly tell them? “I agree with you, I want to do it, now make…
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GOP Exodus: Why Are Black Staffers Leaving the Republican National Committee?
Something unprecedented is happening at the Republican National Committee, and it’s a huge blow to the GOP’s African-American-outreach programs. The RNC is losing its black staffers. All of them. In the last six months, all four of the top black staff members at the RNC have left. These resignations have sparked every rumor from Donald…