Politics
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President Obama: ‘I Have Lived Out the Promise of LBJ’s Efforts’
President Obama delivered a rousing speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit Thursday afternoon as he celebrated the legacy of the man whom he credited with “swinging open” doors of opportunity for him. While speaking to the audience about the impact of cynicism and how some think it’s impossible for change…
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Charlie Rangel: Confederate Flag Always ‘There With’ Obama Opponents
The ever outspoken Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) appeared on MSNBC on Thursday defending Attorney General Eric Holder and the president, all while likening Obama opponents to the Ku Klux Klan. According to Mediaite, Rangel was asked by host Chris Jansing if Holder was playing the race card when he targeted Republicans for launching “unprecedented, unwarranted,…
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Obama to Speak at LBJ Civil Rights Summit
President Barack Obama, along with some of his predecessors, is participating in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act by former President Lyndon B Johnson—a befitting commemoration for the nation’s first black president. Obama is one of the speakers at the LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit, along…
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Iowa GOP Senate Candidate: Race Is the Reason Obama Isn’t Being Impeached
When it comes to Obama and impeachment, Republican Senate candidate Sam Clovis of Iowa believes that race and a concern about the media coverage are the reasons the House of Representatives hasn’t seriously pursued the notion, the Daily Times Herald reports. “I would say there are people in the House of Representatives right now that…
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New Mayor Named in Charlotte After Bribery Scandal
A state senator has been picked as the new mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to replace Patrick Cannon, who resigned from the post last month in a public-corruption scandal, the Associated Press reports. The Charlotte City Council on Monday selected Dan Clodfelter, a business lawyer and Democrat who was on the council before being elected to…
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Moved to Alabama Prison After Dispute
Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is serving a two-and-half-year sentence after pleading guilty to illegally using campaign money, has been moved from a federal prison in North Carolina to a minimum-security prison in Montgomery, Ala., the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 49-year-old former representative from Chicago, who entered prison in October, clashed with prison officials…
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Obama Uses His Pen to Enforce Equal Pay for Women and Minorities
After spending much of his first term facing criticism that he did not do enough to address issues of particular importance to minority communities, President Barack Obama appears to be making a conscious effort to make such issues a priority of his second term. On Tuesday, the president will sign two executive orders specifically aimed…
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How Race Factors Into Recent Supreme Court Rulings on Elections
Recent Supreme Court decisions on voting rights and political contributions have rescued the Republican Party from the brink of political oblivion and instead threaten to permanently undermine the very fabric of American democracy. The court’s 5-4 decision last week in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission eliminated the aggregate cap on individual campaign donations. The ruling…
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Ben Carson Tells Roland Martin He Doesn’t Like Political ‘Boxes or Labels’
For a guy who says that running for president is “not something that I really want to do,” Dr. Ben Carson—world-renowned neurosurgeon, philanthropist and author—sure is making a lot of moves in that direction. Last month he made his second headline appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the largest annual gathering of…
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DC Mayor Vince Gray Defeated by Muriel Bowser in Democratic Primary
Washington, D.C., Mayor Vince Gray, who had a solid lead a month before the Democratic primary, will not serve a second term in office, the Washington Post reports. Amid scandal over campaign financing and one of the lowest voter turnouts in history, the mayor conceded defeat early Wednesday morning to Council of the District of…