It’s the article that I first saw in the Albany Herald that everyone is reading and discussing. Frankly, addressing this subject should be priority one for the CBC. Much governmental money is spent dealing with drama that is rooted in this article. As the Chuck D said, “When there is a man in the house, the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Blacks’
Blacks and the 72% Unwed Mothers Rate
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Obama on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Moderates vs. Tea Party in Georgia
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, blue dogs, Chambliss, Isakson, Michael Steele, Obama, sanford bishop on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As quiet as it is kept, I have some close friends who are Black conservatives. Those people have had some sleepless nights over the direction of the Republican Party. One would think Black conservatives would be hot commodities with President Obama in the White House but that isn’t necessarily the case. The Tea Party Movement [...]
Vote or We are Toast
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, democrats, Georgia, Michelle Obama, Obama on September 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Grown folks knew what is happening was going to happen when we elected President Obama. They said that the same people who cheered and jumped up and down would be the same people who did vote in the midterm elections. I can see it in the First Lady’s face; a face that looks like mine. She [...]
Michael Steele In Georgia: Shoot the Gift
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, Conservatives, Georgia, Michael Steele, republicans on September 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I caught RNC Chairman Michael Steele at two speaking events on Saturday and I couldn’t help but think what should have been. Steele nodded in agreement when I said that his Blueprint document from his campaign for chair was the forgotten outline for their success. In other words, they could be winning on facts, policy, [...]
George C. Fraser: Economic Empowerment over Political Power
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Conservatives, politics, youth on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In his book “Success Runs In Our Race,” George Fraser convinced me that networking was vital to professional and social success. On Tavis Smiley’s Covenant With Black America, Fraser asserted that African-Americans were the only Americans who sought political power before economic power upon arriving in this country or what would become this country. [...]
Election Night: Worst-Case Scenarios
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, Blacks, blue dogs, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, Jim Marshall, Michelle Obama, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party on September 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was in a discussion this weekend about the worst-case scenarios for election night in November; the situations and outcomes that should have been debated and considered now. Lately, the GOP in Georgia has been taking heat in my community because African American (AA) candidates Dr. Deborah Honeycutt and Melvin Everson couldn’t make it out [...]
10 Questions for 2010: Political Slates, Candidate Relativity
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, cbc, politics on September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
9. Political slates: anachronisms or useful tools? In the time of new media and 24-hour news channels, we don’t need political parties telling us to vote for a block of candidates. While that dated process is easier (and unfortunately very effective) for the party, sharp voters can decide which candidates to support based on the [...]
10 Questions for 2010: Blue Dogs, GOP candidates, Political Journalism
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, CNN, democrats, Fox News, msnbc, Obama, republicans on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
3. Are some Blue Dogs sidestepping the political heat? First, I have an original Blue Dog pin and will never sell it on Ebay. Blue Dogs are a unique breed of moderate to conservative Democrats, but they aren’t Republicans. If you think about it, the Democrat Party looks like America with diverse groups at the [...]
Henrietta Lacks: Unwitting Medical Pioneer
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, black history, Blacks, cancer, education, healthcare, Henrietta Lacks on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Henrietta Lacks’ contributions to medical research are amazing but were unknown to her when she died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951. Taken without her permission, her cancer cells or HeLa cells have growth in lab settings better than any cell lines and are central to many medical breakthroughs while her family is uninsured. “The [...]
Obama and Cameo: Don’t Be Lonely
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, albany, Black college, Blacks, blue dogs, Cameo, Conservatives, Georgia, healthcare, Martha’s Vineyard, Obama on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama should listen to the jam band Cameo during his Martha’s Vineyard vacation. Of course, he must hit the Black Dog Tavern and cop a t-shirt and cap. An old friend sent me a Black Dog hat and people in south Georgia wonder if the “Black Dog” is an African-American sub-group inside the Blue [...]
Southern Politics: Check Please
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, Obama on August 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The field for the general election is in place and our community needs to check and double-check every aspect of our situation relative to political realities. The candidates’ records, actions and potential must be checked along with their staffing histories and efforts regarding whole community representation. When we watch the news reports, we always look [...]
Silly Conspiracy Theorists and 2035 President Ms. Obama
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, Conservatives, Georgia, Michelle Obama, Obama, Spain on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cliff Claiborne on Cheers and Daymon Wayans’ character on In Living Color were the best conspiracy theorists in T.V. history. Daymon could have a field day on First Lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Spain. “See, my brother..the plan was put in place hundreds of years ago. Ergo, we were brought to the shores in the hulls [...]
Obama, Roots and the AFL-CIO
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, chicago, labor, Obama, teachers, unions on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s bittersweet being part of a group or organization. From college fraternities to street gangs to labor unions to political parties, group membership requires that you act collectively at times. If you get a flat tire in the middle of the night, you can call a brother but sometimes you will be getting up at [...]
Southern Black Conservatives
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Georgia, GOP, Honeycutt on August 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Are things uncomfortable at home for African Americans in the South who are moderate to conservative? Booker Rising, the premiere conservative Black political blog, has a great quiz in their margin. The quiz would indicate that a surprising number of Black voters down here are actually moderate if not conservative. Then, what’s the problem? The [...]
NAACP and South Georgia
Posted in Convention, Georgia, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Georgia, NAACP, Obama, tea party, tifton on August 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The NAACP Scholarship Banquet in Tifton, Georgia, “advanced” me profoundly last night but then again, they say the hardheaded never learned. In college, we were too radical to be involved with this organization. It was all about Public Enemy’s lyrics like “Mandela..cell dweller…Thatcher, you should tell her.” In retrospect, the grassroots chapters of the NAACP [...]
The Obama White House Needs Some South
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, Georgia, Herman Cain, hillary, Obama, Sherrod on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is the Obama White House too New England? To me, that’s is an interesting question but I do think the South is not “representing” in that camp as well as it should be. Columnist Maureen Dowd just broke it down and made some compelling points based on the comments of a Who’Who in Black politics. A [...]
Obamacrats: Get Smart and Scrappy
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, democrats, moderates, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Sherrod, tea party, youth on July 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I don’t care what anyone says; President Obama is exactly the president “candidate Obama” said he would be. The problem is people don’t know how to listen. He isn’t big on party politics because he didn’t spend that much time in the national arena before ascending to the top. That’s why he is constantly looking [...]
Favorite Sermons: Get Fed
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, faith, politics on July 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite church sermons are on my mind because I must make some major life decisions soon. While I am no stranger to sin, the pastors get the same attention I gave the professors in school. Like I tell the kids on my block, you might as well learn something if you are going to be at [...]
Ghosts In The Georgia Political Machine
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Georgia, Herman Cain, Jesse Jackson, Jim Marshall, low information voters, Macon, Obama, tifton on May 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Election season can be awkward because the process doesn’t always allow the flexibility for voters to express themselves. We have primaries, party slates and candidates who make assumptions from their election results. I voted in the Republican primary six years ago because I wanted to support innovative Senate candidate Herman Cain but I skipped most [...]
Political Crossroads
Posted in African Americans, Conservative, politics, tagged Blacks, Congress, GOP on May 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This blog was started with one central theme: our community can’t put all of its egg in one basket. This morning the Sade classic “When Am I Going To Make A Living” came to mind because I am also “hungry but I won’t give in.” We are at a crossroad in American politics and Black [...]
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