Michael Fauntroy

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McCain's Gamble

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Michael Fauntroy, Barack Obama, Selma, Youngstown, Politics News

Given McCain's record, you'll have to forgive me for skeptically viewing his New Orleans tour as a serious attempt to raise attention to the issue of poverty and reach out to black voters.

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Thank You, Tavis

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 04.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Michael Fauntroy, Tom Joyner, Barack Obama, Tavis Smiley Hillary Clinton, Tavis Smiley Barack Obama, Media News

No good deed goes unpunished and Smiley's prize has been blistering, often off-based criticism from those who think that Tavis has crossed the line for not joining the fawning over Obama.

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Barriers Broken, Barriers Remain

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Institute for Policy Studies, Michael Fauntroy, Society, Race, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama Race, Martin Luther King Assassination, Obama Race Speech, Politics News

Acknowledgment of the current state of play is necessary if we are to ever get beyond the surface, gut-level reactions to race that pollute our discussions of racism and its impact.

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Stand Strong Tavis

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 02.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: State of the Black Union, Tavis Smiley, Michael Fauntroy, Barack Obama, Politics News

Tavis Smiley has recently been caught up in a silly battle because he had the temerity to not accept the company line regarding Obama's campaign.

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What Should Black America Expect from a Black President?

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Housing, Michael Fauntroy, Justice, African Americans, Barack Obama, Income, Healthcare, Politics News

What's the point of having a black president if he doesn't deal with uniquely black issues? Obama can't win the presidency on the back of black voters, then do nothing on black issues.

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Memo to Obama: McCain Won't Hesitate to Play the Race Card

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harold Ford, John McCain, Terry Nelson, Jr., Racism, Michael Fauntroy, Republicans, Richard Quinn, Barack Obama, Politics News

Senator John McCain's win in Wisconsin places him mere inches away from the Republican nomination. McCain's march to the nomination is nearly complet...

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Don't Overplay The "Bradley Effect"

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harold Ford, Tom Bradley, Michael Fauntroy, Harvey Gantt, David Dinkins, Doug Wilder, Hillary Clinton New Hampshire, Barack Obama New Hampshire, Bradley Effect Obama, Barack Obama, Politics News

Race can never, ever be underestimated in an America election. However, to argue that it was the reason Obama lost is to do a disservice to Clinton's victory.

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New Hampshire Observations

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Michigan, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Iowa, John Edwards, Michael Fauntroy, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, New Hampshire Primary, 2008 Election, Politics News

The pressure now shifts to Barack Obama to prove that Iowa was not a fluke.

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Let's Not Overreact to Obama's Win

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 01.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Cnn, John Kerry, Vermont, Iowa, Michael Fauntroy, Bill Bennett, Barack Obama, Delaware, Jesse Jackson, Politics News

If Hillary Clinton's media coverage were half as positive as Obama's since her rise to national prominence, then she might have the nomination locked up by now.

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Iowa Caucuses Observations

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Michael Fauntroy, Barack Obama, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, 2008 Election, Politics News

While Huckabee was able to pull off Iowa with little money, it's doubtful that Edwards can do the same in New Hampshire given the strength of his competition.

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Pathetic Propaganda Posing as a Documentary

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Lily-White Movement, Black Vote, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Civil Rights, Nina May, Jr., Michael Fauntroy, Southern Strategy, Republicans, Alveda King, Reconstructon, Politics News

In arguing that the Dems were racist and that the GOP has been miscast by the liberal media as the enemy of Black people, Emancipation, Revelation, and Revolution completely overlooks the role of ideology in policymaking.

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Obama's Struggle With Black America

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Cnn, Black America, David Axelrod, Michael Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Donna Brazile, Racism, Barack Obama Race, Race, Politics News

The phenomenon of 2007 likely won't win the prize in 2008. And he can't count on Black America to lead him to the nomination.

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There's Nothing Conservative in Cosby's Message

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: Michael Fauntroy, Achivement, Alvin Poussaint, Bill Cosby, Politics News

Bill Cosby's Black critics are circling like vultures in response to his new book written with Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Come on People: On the Path from V...

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Is it Already Over for Obama?

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Michael Fauntroy, Barack Obama, Black Vote, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Frontrunner, Black Voters, Politics News

Clinton's surge, no pun intended, coincides with her increase in black support. Her lead in national polls ranges from 27 to 32 points, sizable by any measure.

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GOP Presidential Candidates Forum Observations

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics

Read More: Morgan State, Tough on Crime, Tavis Smiley, Black Vote, Giuliani, Cynthia Tucker, Mike Huckabee, Romney, Brownback, Mccain, Michael Fauntroy, Morgan State University, President Bush, Thompson, Politics News

The nominee will see the 11% of the black vote that President Bush received in 2004 as a lofty goal rather than an expectation.

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What Black Republicans Should Do Now

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 09.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Tavis Smiley, John McCain, Black Vote, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Michael Fauntroy, Republicans, Morgan State University, Jena 6, Republican Presidential Candidate, Politics News

Major Black Republicans who believe it's wrong for candidates to miss the forum at Morgan State should form an ad hoc coalition to express their outrage.

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