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Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Julie Menin

While some celebrated that New Hampshire just became the first state to have a majority of women legislators in one of their chambers, the question to ask is, why are they the only ones?

Obama Election Didn't Mobilize Chicago's Black Wards

Chi-Town Daily News | Geoff Dougherty | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago


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...

Our Eyes Have Seen The Glory

Timothy Cooper | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Timothy Cooper

On November 5th, I examined the red, weary eyes of my fellow taxpayers, which showed the residue of a sleepless night spent checking every news channel to see if it was really true.

NAACP Head: Obama Win Won't End Race As Issue In America

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


CINCINNATI — Racial disparity will remain an issue in America, regardless of whether Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black preside...

GOP Rep: Obama Could Destroy Us In The South

Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Florida Rep. Adam Putnam doesn't think Barack Obama can win the South. But he predicts Obama's campaign strategy will cause Republicans significant do...

Ninety-nine and a Half Won't Do

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


Lapham's Quarterly

Obama's nomination is perhaps most starkly contrasted with the unbridled hatred encountered by African American politicians during the post-Civil War Reconstruction period between 1865 and 1877.

Watch: NYC Hip Hop Community Discusses Obama's Candidacy

URBNews.tv | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Watch members of the New York hip hop scene discuss Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's candidacies: ...