Politics

In an appearance on The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News political analyst Brit Hume argued that current GOP president front-runner Newt Gingrich would be a dream contender for President Barack Obama because, well, he totes a trainload of baggage. Here is a partial transcript from Mediaite: “It seems clear they would rather run against anyone but…

For weeks, HBCU presidents, students and supporters of historically black colleges and universities have been sounding the alarm, concerned that the deficit-reducing congressional “super committee” was targeting federal funding for HBCUs for drastic cuts. In the end, the super committee couldn’t agree on a list of cuts. Does that mean that HBCUs are home free?…

The words “Take Back the American Dream” crudely plastered on the sign held by a protestor reflect real frustration. Another placard simply saying, “Don’t Trust the Government” announces heartfelt skepticism. Yet another screaming, “Make GM Pay Taxes” is a virtual anthem for the middle class. Demonstrators cheer as a speaker blasts the bank bailouts of…

This past Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, the once jocular and front-running, now defiant and rapidly crumbling GOP presidential contender Herman Cain announced that he’s indefinitely “suspending” his bid for the White House — and in the process he killed black Republicanism. That probably wasn’t his plan, but after running a race filled with gaffes and…

In her column at the Daily Beast, Allison Samuels writes that Herman and Gloria Cain’s marriage had its share of problems over the years. She writes that the former GOP presidential front-runner’s attraction to other women was a factor in the trouble. … A close friend of one [of] Cain’s two children explained that Herman…

For quite a long spell in African-American history, each of us has had to bear the burden of the race on our shoulders. Custom and tradition — and intense desire for equality — dictated that we mind our manners and avoid personal acts and activity that would make the entire race look bad. Thus, we…

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is the master of inexplicable campaign imagery. First there was the bizarre campaign commercial with the close-up of his chief of staff smoking. And we can’t forget the fact that if you flip 9-9-9 upside down, you get the 6-6-6 combination that many believe to be satanic. Now this: The…

Saying that unproven accusations have caused pain to his family, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain announced that he would suspend his 2012 presidential campaign. With his wife, Gloria, standing by his side, an upbeat Cain made the announcement at the scheduled opening of his Georgia campaign headquarters. The campaign had been hit hard by allegations…