An anti-Obama ad, currently running on BET in Cleveland, OH, and Seattle, WA presumably expresses some black people’s qualms with the POTUS. Will this ad prove effective in the battleground state of Ohio? What do you think of the claims in the ad?
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I’d like to momentarily interrupt my stellar rants about election season (/sarcasm) to briefly address white folks. I understand that this is not my typical style nor is this a venue where I might expect to attract white folks who need to read the forthcoming message, but hey, election fatigue is election fatigue. Halloween is […]
31 year-old GOP contractor Colin Small has been arrested in Virginia for throwing away voter registration forms. All that Republican talk about voter fraud, and yet the clearest example of it thus far is from their own kind. Is anybody surprised?
A Venezuelan doctor named Jose Rafiel Marquina had told the media that Castro suffered a massive stroke and is in a vegetative state .However, his account is unconfirmed, and the Cuban government denies the story.
A new political ad, brought to you by The Tea Party Victory Fund and currently running in white Ohio counties, definitely ranks up there amongst the most racist ads we’ve ever seen. What’s even more maddening, the creator of the ad is former Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell; a black man.
Prosecutors asserted that Chief Keef belongs in jail, or at the very least house arrest, during a juvenile court hearing yesterday. They site his failure to procure a GED by a court ordered deadline, as well as a widely-criticized interview with Pitchfork Media at a gun range.
A new study conducted by James L. Gibson, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, finds that blacks feel less empowered under Obama today than they had previously. Have you felt more or less empowered since President Obama’s election?
Mitt Romney’s eldest son was asked how he felt watching President Obama essentially call his Dad a liar? “Well — jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him” was Tagg’s reply. Isn’t suggesting you want to assault the POTUS taking things too far?
t’s a shame that Waverly’s community and parents are adamant about defending their complicity in perpetuating racial stereotypes and condoning violence against women. One can only hope that this is Waverly High School’s most teachable moment… for those open to receiving it.
Waverly High School in upstate New York is under fire after reports that a group of white students donned blackface and reenacted Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna.
The trial of George Zimmerman, the man who shot unarmed Trayvon Martin last February, has been set for June 10. Be sure to check back for more news regarding the #TrayvonMartin trial.
