Tamika Thompson is a broadcast-turned-online journalist with an eye/ear/heart for African American issues who likes to pester important and/or busy people about current political and social affairs. Tamika received her B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University and her M.A. in Journalism from the University of Southern California. She lives with her husband in the Los Angeles area.

Blog Entries by Tamika Thompson

Nader/Gonzalez: "Open the Debates"

35 Comments | Posted October 3, 2008 | 04:51 PM (EST)


In their vice-presidential debate Thursday night, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Delaware Senator Joe Biden ended in a veritable draw, not unlike Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama in their first presidential debate.

But what if there were a third (and fourth) candidate on the debate stage? What...

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Green Party VP Candidate: "The Hip-Hop Community Has To Go Green"

Posted August 6, 2008 | 12:35 PM (EST)


In her acceptance speech as the Green Party vice presidential nominee in July, hip-hop activist Rosa Clemente said to applause "we can lead a nation with a microphone. Hip-hop has been that mic, but now the Green Party needs to be the power that can turn up the volume...

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