The Republican Party, not having gotten the message in 2006, has been slapped down by the electorate yet again, only this time with considerably more feeling. It used to be the Democrats controlled...
Katrina was a catastrophic event and the American government stood by impotent and unaffected while many were left to suffer. What the Katrina victims had in common was that they were largely poor...
“Change. Change. Change. Change... Change. Change. Chaaange. When you say words a lot they don't mean anything. Or maybe they don't mean anything anyway, and we just think they do.” –Delirium,...
To be born a woman of color in this world is a difficult thing; as cumulatively we occupy the bottom of the race and class hierarchy. We are unique in that we have no institutionalized other. Our...
The big question on November 4th was who was going to be the next president of the United States. For the very first time, no matter which party was elected it was guaranteed to be a historic...
Half of the fun of thinking about a new Obama administration is betting on Cabinet picks. The blogosphere is already abuzz with arguments and suggestions, some of which are based on leaks from the...
Jack Carter is a businessman and politician. He is the son of former United States President Jimmy Carter. It was a night that makes me proud to be an American and proud of all of my fellows who call...
Like many people across the globe I sat on the edge of my seat and watched the election results roll in. Though I have always felt that Obama is a centrist who will govern along that line, with the...
Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States. To type those words brings back the euphoria of the first few minutes after the words flashed on the blurry screen of the projector...
"...What light through yonder window breaks?" The world is changing. Well, it is, in fact, always in a state of flux, but no more is it evident than on days like today. Before he died, Tupac Shakur...