Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Clinton Wins Pennsylvania Primary
Obama still ahead in delegate count and popular votes
Following six weeks of vigorous—and often vitriolic—campaigning in Pennsylvania between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen.…
By Joyce Jones
On The Issues: Obama and McCain on Housing
Leading presidential hopefuls tackle mortgage crisis
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke uttered the words everyone else has been saying…
By Donald Jay Korn
Affirmative Action Under Attack
Anti-affirmative action initiatives challenged
Ward Connerly, head of the American Civil Rights Coalition, is spearheading the November ballot initiatives…
By Ann Brown
Clinton Unveils Housing Plan
New York senator's four-point plan addresses mortgage crisis and home foreclosures
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has proposed a $30 billion federal fund to buy out troubled…
By Donald Jay Korn
Who Are Super Delegates
The battle for the Democratic nomination rages on as the profile of these political insiders rises
Many inquiring minds are weighing the influence of “super delegates,” whose votes are given equal…
By Nadirah Z. Sabir
A Democratic Front-runner: Do the Math
Party still has a fight on their hands in the nomination of a presidential candidate
The 2008 election campaign has been saturated with talk of delegates and superdelegates. With prospects…
By Nadirah Z. Sabir
A Perfect Union — Barack Obama's Speech
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the…
By BLACK ENTERPRISE
No Do-Over for Michigan
Lawmakers won't back a new primary
After pleas from state party leaders and strong lobbying by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michigan…
By Carolyn M. Brown
Tyler Perry and Barack Obama
What do the two have in common? A Hollywood movie
Since coming onto the national scene at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, White House presidential…
By George Alexander
Playing the Political Race Card
Inflammatory remarks led to accusations, resignations, apologies
It may have been nearly two weeks since former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro…
