Politics
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Viral Obama Pic Symbolizes Healthy Society
A photo tweeted from President Obama’s official account after it was announced that he’d won re-election quickly became the most popular image in the social networking site’s history. It goes without saying that it had emotional resonance with the American public (or, at least, about half of us), but what exactly was it about this…
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Jeezy and Mariah Release Obama Songs
Well, you wouldn’t expect the man who brought you “My President Is Black” to be silent after President Obama’s re-election, would you? As Rolling Out reports: “In 2012 I want Barack to know we got his back and ‘We Done It Again.’ We don’t wait for history — we claim victory!” said rapper Young Jeezy…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 8: Presidential Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
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Will Obama Do More for African Americans?
Mary Mitchell, writing at the Chicago Sun-Times, says that she hopes the second-term president will focus more explicitly on the needs of a group that he can always depend on for support. Contrary to popular thought, black people didn’t vote for Obama because he is black. They voted for him because they were scared to…
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Obama Secures Legacy as a Great President
Ebony‘s Kevin Chappell explains how a hard-fought battle ended in victory for the Obama campaign. The biggest question heading into Election Day — whether voter turnout would be high as it was in 2008 — was answered with a resounding yes, as lines outside polling stations were as long as they were four years ago.…
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Black TV Watch: Election Night on 'The Daily Show'
(The Root) — Apparently Tuesday night, when we were all glued to election coverage on major news networks like CNN and MSNBC, we should have been tuning in to Comedy Central, because its Election Night show told it like it really was. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Tuesday, 11 p.m. ET; Comedy Central) ”…
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Mia Love Loses House Race
The Root 100 honoree and Saratoga Springs, Utah, Mayor Mia Love, who was running to represent Utah as the first African-American Republican woman in Congress, lost her race last night by fewer than 3,000 votes, the Hill reports. Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) has held on for victory against Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love (R), meaning…
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Watch This: Obama: The Best Is Yet to Come
“Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come,” President Barack…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 7: Returning to the White House
WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 In the afternoon, the first family will depart from Chicago, Illinois en route Washington, DC. The departure from O’Hare International Airport and the arrival on the South Lawn will be open press.
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Obama's Win: An Inflection Point
(The Root) — For a year I have been telling people that the 2012 presidential contest is far more important than the 2008 election. Yes, in 2008 America elected its first African-American president in Barack Obama. This was a profoundly historic achievement no matter how you figure it. But that outcome, to borrow some apt…