Politics
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Hey, White Guys, It's Time to Share America
(The Root) — In December 1976, United Artists released Rocky, the story of an obscure, aging Philadelphia boxer, an underdog who challenged insurmountable odds to get his shot at facing a brutish, flamboyant champion. Sylvester Stallone never claimed that he intended any racial connotations in his now-beloved character, but it’s easy to see Rocky as…
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How Campus Racism Is a Postelection Reality
(The Root) — The recent re-election of President Barack Obama has been met with a variety of reactions. Because of the large turnout of young people, women and people of color, the prevailing thought has been that America is officially moving beyond its racist past, embracing change and the need to recognize the value that…
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Obama's New 2nd-Term Swagger
Andre Showell writes at BET that the president has been more opinionated and forceful than ever in recent remarks. It’s perhaps one of the most overused words ever to enter the American English vernacular: swagger. And more times than not, the word is used inappropriately. But if you had the chance to see President Obama’s first post-election…
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Did White Gender Gap Really Help Obama?
(The Root) — White women were so turned off by the GOP’s stance on rape and their corporeal rights that they voted to re-elect the first African-American president, according to a popular myth emerging about the recent elections. Smelling the roses of this fresh liberation, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd declared “white male patriarchy”…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 21: Pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 In the morning, the President will return to Washington, DC. The arrival on the South Lawn is open press. In the afternoon, the President will pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony in…
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How Romney's Rhetoric Still Misses the Point
(The Root) — Unless you live under a rock or in a deep state of denial (cough, cough, Mitt Romney), the re-election of the nation’s first black president, Barack Hussein Obama, was due largely to voter turnout from voters of color (mainly African Americans and Latinos), young voters and women. As The Root’s Keli Goff…
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Meet the Nation's Next Civil Rights Leader
(The Root) — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. has a new leader, and she’s already planning to position the nation’s premier civil rights law organization to make as great a contribution to civil rights in the 21st century as it did in previous eras. The organization’s board of directors announced this week…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 20: East Asia Summit Plenary Session
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012 In the morning, the President will participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting at the Peace Palace. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan on…
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Judge Blocks Birther Lawsuit
Judge blocks Birthers: Vermont Superior Court Judge Robert Bent ruled Wednesday that a suit to remove Obama from Vermont’s presidential ballot in last week’s election was invalid because the suit was filed in state court and not federal court. H. Brooke Paige, who unsuccessfully sought a U.S. Senate seat this year, had claimed that Obama…
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Watch This: Obama on Gaza and Israel
On Monday, while Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers traded fire and unsuccessful cease-fire proposals in their border conflict, a total of 38 Palestinians were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of Israel’s offensive to 109, including 56 civilians. Meanwhile, three Israeli civilians have been killed, and dozens have been wounded. On Sunday, President…