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Is Obama's Campaign Diverse Enough?

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 04.10.2012

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President Barack Obama's reelection campaign is dismissing "internet fodder" surrounding a photo of his 2012 campaign staff which features many young,...

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Van Jones Jokes About Obama Coming 'Out As Gay'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 04.03.2012

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Former White House adviser Van Jones thinks President Obama has already locked up the support of black voters ahead of the 2012 elections, regardless ...

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Obama's Right-Hand Man In Ad Aimed At Blacks

Posted 03.07.2012

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Reggie Love left the White House in December, but Obama campaign has tapped the president's former personal aide for a new ad aimed at African-America...

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Gene Demby

After Three Years Of Obama, Are Blacks Better Or Worse Off?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gene Demby | Posted 03.06.2012

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In 1980, with an unpopular Democratic incumbent in the White House, Ronald Reagan posed a simple, effective question to American voters: Are you bette...

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Samuel L. Jackson: I Voted For Obama 'Because He Was Black'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 02.13.2012

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Samuel L. Jackson made a surprising confession in the March issue of Ebony. "I voted for Barack because he was black. Cause that’s why other folk...

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Trymaine Lee

President Obama: We'll Get Through These Tough Times

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 01.09.2012

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President Barack Obama told a gathering of African-American supporters convened at the White House to keep their spirits high and that "we have been t...

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Herman Cain, Tavis Smiley & Cornel West: Black Sheep or Wolves in Black Sheep's Clothing?

Frederick Butler | Posted 12.19.2011

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Frederick Butler

Regardless of what Cain, West and Smiley say, blacks in America will continue to be in President Obama's corner. Not because we are brainwashed, but because he offers the best chance for the advancement of the community.

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Has Black America Become President Obama's Political Mistress?

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 11.29.2011

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Dr. Boyce Watkins

If African Americans should not expect any semblance of targeted political support from President Obama, shouldn't that also imply that he should not expect preferential treatment from us?

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It's On: Obama Insider Says Criticism From Black Leaders Is 'Bullsh*t'

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Carroll | Posted 10.30.2011

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Is President Obama finally ready to bite back and throw down with black leaders who have ridden him nonstop for the past few months for his lack of at...

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Lift Every Voice

Janet Langhart Cohen | Posted 10.04.2011

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Janet Langhart Cohen

I find it a supreme irony that the most powerful black man in America cannot speak to the issues of the most powerless people in the country.

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Obama and Me

Trey Ellis | Posted 10.04.2011

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Trey Ellis

Despite the many missteps of this first term, I am hopeful that in a second, freed from the need to ever again campaign, President Obama will finally help usher in change that we can believe in.

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Danger Signs for President Obama with Black Voters

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.02.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Despite the danger signs in the criticisms and disappointment of many blacks, Obama is the only thing that stands between the GOP and their total economic and political ruin.

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Alex Wagner

Obama Losing Liberal And Black Support Over Jobs Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 09.25.2011

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Amidst new research showing historic disparity in wealth between whites and minorities, President Obama is facing plummeting approval over his jobs ag...

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Obama, the Black Agenda & Reality

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 07.20.2011

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Rev. Al Sharpton

As African Americans continue to bear the brunt of socio-economic hardship, there are some who similarly have unviable expectations of our first Black president.

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Black Voters Question Obama's Approach To Race

The New York Times | Sheryl Gay Stolberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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There was no big speech or fancy ceremony when President Obama observed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday last month. Instead, for his fi...

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Black Lawmakers Are Growing Impatient With White House

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President Barack Obama's first year in office are stepping up their dema...

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Byron York: Obama Not So Popular If You Don't Count Blacks

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Byron York engages in a perennial conservative media stunt -- breaking down poll numbers between blacks and whites to make the point that Democrats wo...

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Obama Election Didn't Mobilize Chicago's Black Wards

Chi-Town Daily News | Geoff Dougherty | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alderman Emma Mitts worked hard in the days before the presidential election to ensure that citizens in her West Side ward would take advantage of the...

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Black American Voters Excited, Slightly On Edge

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- How did it feel to be a Black American voting for Barack Obama on Election Day 2008? Outside the polling station at the corner of ...

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Neither Bombs, Rev. Wright or the Gloom of Night

Phillip Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phillip Martin

In the U.S., the possibility of an African American president does not presuppose the end to color prejudice any more than the election of Mandela meant an end to inequalities in South Africa.

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Obama Loyalists in Kentucky Full of Enthusiasm Despite Poll Numbers

Hilary Lambert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hilary Lambert

The Lexington Herald-Leader headline blared that "McCain's Lead in State is Safe," but you wouldn't have known it from the bustle at Fayette County D...

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The Myth Of Colin Powell's 'Obama's One Of Us' Vote

John Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Ridley

Factually, most blacks don't vote for blacks just because they are black. It does not appear as though black America is handing Obama a "he's one of us" vote.

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A Prize More Precious Than The Presidency

Alden Loury | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alden Loury

Before a single vote has been counted, Obama has captured something that may be far more precious than even the American presidency. He has won the attention of America's black youth.

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Charles Barkley: Obama Would Make "Fantastic" President

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

The outspoken athlete and longtime GOP booster says the big question is whether or not white voters will trust a black man. "Once you're inside that little voting booth, try and see Obama as a man, not as a black man."

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The Real Problem with the New York Times Article on Racial Divide

David Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Moore

What is truly amazing at this point in U.S. history is that white voters now view a black candidate about as positively as a white candidate on most issues, and in some cases much more positively.

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