Why Barack Obama Should Be President
Roughly 9,000 Democrats pack into Veterans Memorial Auditorium on a chilly mid-November night in Des Moines, Iowa. The attendees of the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner percolate with excitement, wildly waving...
david banner
Browse 515 search results
Post-Debate Review: Did Clinton and Trump Really Address Concerns of African Americans?
Check out Black Enterprise's SVP/Chief Content Officer's "two-cents" on the first 2016 presidential debate with Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump
One Year Later: Has Obama Lived Up to the Promise?
What a difference a year makes. On Election Day 2008, a wave of euphoria swept round the world over the news that America had elected not just its first black president but also a transformational figure who, despite “the enormity of the task that lies ahead,†assured us that “all things are possible.†Has Barack Obama lived up to the promise?
Obama’s World Tour
After a week that included three international summits, a series of meetings with foreign leaders and continental town hall meetings, President Barack Obama solidified his standing as Leader of the Free World. Although he’s extremely popular overseas, he confirmed this status – from his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about nuclear arms reduction to discussions about the sprawling financial crisis at the G20 Summit to today’s address in the Turkish Parliament calling for “a partnership with the Muslim world.†It’s been at least eight years since the world had seen an American President demonstrate his diplomatic prowess through a combination of intellect, confidence and statesmanship.
America’s Lawyers Black
Additional Reporting by Carolyn M. Brown, Chana Garcia, Alisa Gumbs, Seimond London & Christina Morgan Nothing has meant more to the aspirations of black America than the law. For more...