One Year After

Thomas Croft, 11.04.2009

International expert on innovative capital strategies and director of Pennsylvania’s Steel Valley Authority

President Obama: You've helped the bank barons. Now help everyday Americans -- fight to save their homes, help them through hard times, make their lives and that of their families easier.

Kennedy: Mourning The Loss of an Icon

Christine Pelosi, 09.25.2009

Campaign Boot Camp author: California DNC Member

Like millions of Americans across the country mourning the death of Senator Ted Kennedy with his family and friends, I feel the loss of an icon and can't imagine American public life without him.

9 Tricks for a Stress-Free Vacation (and Return)

Nicole Williams, 09.24.2009

Author of "Girl on Top"

While you're on vacation, try to put work out of your mind. The more quickly you're able to sink into vacation mode, the more you'll gain from your time away.

First Friends, Barack Style

Bella DePaulo, 08.24.2009

Author of "Singled Out" and the "Living Single" blog

It was past midnight on Inauguration Day, after the balls and all of the other events had ended. It had been an exhilarating and exhausting day. Miche...

A VIP Seat to History: Photographer David Hume Kennerly

Eileen McMenamin, 08.06.2009

If journalism is a front row seat to history, photographer David Hume Kennerly has been sitting in the VIP section.

Obama to Muslims: Unclench Your Fist

Amitai Etzioni, 06.26.2009

Author of "Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy"

Obama recognizes that although most Muslims reject violence, many Muslims do not favor our kind of political system or the full plethora of human rights as we list them.

Obama's First 100 Days: My 10 Favorite Moments

Adriana Dunn, 05.31.2009

Editor, TakePart.com/blog

It's been a momentous time for America and our new president, who has restored the faith of many in our nation and our government.

A Look at "Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book"

Shawn Amos, 05.29.2009

Pop Culture Pundit and Host of 'Retro Minute'

We're 100 days into our Obamanation. Yes, some of the initial high may have worn, but there's still a glow (for a majority of us, at least). Despite...

Obama Enjoys Kennedy-esque Popularity in Ireland

Dan Treul, 05.26.2009

Dan Treul is a freelance writer living in Grand Rapids, MI.

Obama is enjoying levels of Irish support and enthusiasm unseen since Kennedy became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Emerald Isle in 1963.

What A Difference A Day Makes: An Interview With The Suddenly Superfamous Designer Jason Wu

Lesley M. M. Blume, 05.02.2009

Author, journalist, contributing style editor

Jason Wu talks about America's new first lady, his favorite Old Hollywood stars, and the item of clothing that no woman should go without.

Changing Fashion, Obama Style

Michael Henry Adams, 04.15.2009

Writer, Lecturer, Historian and Activist

Time and again it becomes ever more apparent, that one underestimates the Obamas at one's peril. Think of the great care and cunning that even goes in...

The Power of the Panorama

Sam Spear, 04.11.2009

Check out www.jumpintotomorrow.com for the lastest technology updates

For amateur photographers, the panoramic shot is something of a Holy Grail. Traditionally, a good panoramic image required professional equipment and ...

Ms. F and Me

Robert M. Grossman, 04.06.2009

Robert M. Grossman, writer and lawyer

Farrakhan was much more of the generation and attitude of Jesse Jackson and Jeremiah Wright. Barack had passed them by. He didn't see things their way. Perhaps his daughter didn't either.

Young and Black in the Age of Obama

Sara Haile-Mariam, 04.02.2009

Youth Activist

These truths are self-evident, but are they fully realized? No. They are not. Complacency is what we have to fear, it's what this generation must fight.

The Importance of Shepard Fairey

Jason Pollock, 03.22.2009

Filmmaker and Activist, Director of The Youngest Candidate, www.TheYoungestCandidate.com

I would like to take a moment to reflect on what Shepard Fairey has done to our world in the last year.

Keiko Tsuyama: Japanese Woman of the World

Jim Luce, 03.14.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Japanese journalist Keiko Tsuyama is a woman with many firsts. This is largely due to timing and tenacity. Her latest project was to cover Barack Ob...

At Last

Betty Fussell, 03.12.2009

lastest book is Raising Steaks: The Life & Times of American Beef

The Inauguration of our new Chief this January has miraculously, it would seem, inaugurated a shift in movie genre. Barack and Michelle looked like Fred and Ginger.

How Bob Marley's Songs of Freedom Led to Barack Obama's Message of Hope

Casey Gane-McCalla, 03.09.2009

Assistant Editor for BlackPlanet.com's NewsOne

Both Obama and Marley had the ability to rally people of African descent under the banner of black pride and people of all other races under the banner of unity.

Etta's Pique at Obama Comes With The Turf

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 03.09.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

The Etta James story has less to do with her insulting jibe at Obama than that a noted African-American, a legend if you will, would have the temerity to take a shot at Obama.

Pennsylvania Avenue: Take 2

Mary Lou Song, 03.08.2009

I almost had to remind myself to breathe inside the Newseum. There was Patty Hearst's gun and jacket. Donald Brasco's watch and Amex Card. A press pass to Timothy McVeigh's execution.

Citizen Confidence -- are Americans Having "Honeymoon Blues?"

Kari Henley, 03.08.2009

President of the Board of Directors at the Women & Family Life Center

It took a lot after Bush to get our hopes up and get hitched in the first place. I am not sure this newlywed bliss is ready for the partisan beating, delays and the frustrations.