Politics
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White People Mourning More Than Romney
(The Root) — The 2012 presidential election was historic, not just because of the re-election of the nation’s first black president but also because it became the first “meme” election. Over the course of the excruciatingly long campaign, the Internet responded to every noteworthy gaffe and unintentional revelation the candidates made by creating viral memes…
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Re-Electing Obama, Moving Forward
Writing at the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that when we re-elected an African-American president, we chose to move forward. There’s no question that the 2012 election was a monumental victory for this president and for all those that fought tirelessly on the side of progress. But we must take this victory and…
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A New America Speaks: It's Our Country, Too
The Washington Post‘s Eugene Robinson explains what he says was the message sent by the millions of voters who re-elected President Obama. So much for voter suppression. So much for the enthusiasm gap. So much for the idea that smug, self-appointed arbiters of what is genuinely “American” were going to “take back” the country, as…
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Watch This: Obama Addresses Fiscal Cliff
Speaking in the East Room of the White House Friday afternoon, President Obama pitched his plan to address the fiscal cliff, saying that he won’t accept any approach to federal-deficit reduction that doesn’t ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes. Listen to the remarks and read an excerpt of his remarks here: At a…
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Michelle Obama Fashion Fatigue?
Robin Givhan, the Daily Beast‘s special correspondent for style and culture, says that while the first lady’s clothing is often meaningful, sometimes a dress is just a dress. In a piece written just before the election, she argued against the view that everything Michelle Obama wears is symbolic and needs to be discussed. All valid…
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Obama's Teary Thank-You to Staff
President Obama, thanking campaign staff at his Chicago headquarters, became as emotional as we’ve ever seen him, wiping tears from his eyes as he told the group, “When people ask me about how do you put up with this or that and the frustration of Washington, I just think about you.” From the Chicago Tribune:…
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GOP Awakens the Sleeping Black Giant
(The Root) — In Republicans’ burning zeal to deny America’s first black president a second term, the GOP’s tactics and their unintended consequences ensured that Barack Obama would have four more years. GOP legislators and politicians offended African Americans. Offended women. Offended Hispanics. Offended gays. Apparently only straight, white Christian men were off-limits. Their never-ending,…
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2nd-Term Opportunities for the Black Agenda
Writing at Black Star News, Dr. Wilmer J. Leon says that the question shouldn’t be “What should President Obama do for black America?” It should be “What will black America do for itself politically, and when?” … Now what? When you look at the electoral map of red states and blue states it becomes fairly…
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We Take Care of Our Own
Global Grind‘s Michael Skolnik, reflecting on the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort and Barack Obama’s re-election, concludes that a new America is emerging. She held my hand tightly. Squeezing her pain into my body. Her eyes stared directly into mine and with a deep Jamaican accent, she said to me, “Me can’t beg, but I los’ everyting…
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Romney Campaign Concedes Florida
Until all the votes are counted and the winner is called in the race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, we’re keeping you up-to-date on presidential-election-related developments, from polls to commentary to events that could affect the outcome and decide who runs the country for the next four years. Thursday, Nov. 8, 5:08 p.m. EST:…