Ok – this is just getting out of hand.
At Claire McCaskill’s (Missouri) town hall, an African American woman brings a Rosa Parks poster with her to attend the meeting. Out of nowhere, a white guy decides to walk over, snatch it from her and tears it up.
WTF?
Seriously people – there’s some bad blood brewing [...]
The White House expressed hope that it has put behind it a controversy surrounding President Barack Obama’s remarks on the arrest of African-American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. But the incident highlights the challenge facing Mr. Obama in addressing the issue of race and in keeping the debate focused on his broader agenda.
David Axelrod, a [...]
“Happy 91st, Mr. Mandela,” Aretha Franklin announced at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday night, celebrating Nelson Mandela’s birthday. She was among the dozens of musicians at Mandela Day, a benefit concert for 46664, Mr. Mandela’s organization for AIDS and H.I.V. prevention. It is named for his prisoner number during his 27 years in jail [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama makes his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa as president this week. He is going to Ghana after stops in Russia and Italy and the country is making preparations for the historic visit.
Ghana is getting ready for President Barack Obama’s visit with a fresh coat of white paint on the curbs along [...]
The U.S. Congress is saying sorry for slavery.
The Senate voted unanimously Thursday for a resolution acknowledging “the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws,” which authorized the segregation that followed the Civil War.
If the House passes a similar measure next week, as expected, it would mark the highest official mea [...]
The choice of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is in part a shrewd political move by President Barack Obama that underscores the growing clout of Hispanics and could bind them more tightly to Democrats.
“This will be seen as a historically important appointment, and it will help solidify the support of the Latino community behind [...]
Jacob Zuma, the son of a housemaid and a police officer, was elected president of South Africa by lawmakers today, a decision that was expected given his African National Congress party’s large parliamentary majority.
Zuma won with 277 votes in the 400-member National Assembly, including 13 opposition lawmakers.
Ruling party members jeered and cat-called when members of [...]
While we were so focused on the captain of the U.S. cargo ship that was rescued from the Somali pirates, our attention was diverted from the very person that lead the charge to get him back to his family.
The Navy Times ran a story on Rear Admiral Michelle Howard who took command of the Navy’s [...]
Jacob Zuma is on course to be confirmed as South Africa’s next president today as early election results show the African National Congress in a commanding lead.
With 10% of votes counted, the ANC has a 63% share, equivalent to more than 1.8 million ballots cast in its favour.
It is well clear of the Democratic Alliance [...]
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