Posts in category Politics

By Barbara Howard Back in 2000 I wrote a poem entitled, “Why Do You Call Me Names?” The genesis of the poem was the backlash …

By BILL BARROW Associated Press MIAMI – Francis Suarez comes from a long line of civic and political leaders who have formed the Republican bedrock …

RAYNARD JACKSON With less than seven weeks to go before one of the most historic elections in our nation’s history, and when the GOP needs …

AL CALLOWAY Recently, an African American Ph.D. I know had business in a building where Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign occupies a sizable storefront office. All …

ANTONIA WILLIAMS-GARY Summer is officially over and there are simply too many people debating whether or not it is ok to wear white after Labor …

By CALIBE THOMPSON I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Caribbean people as a block aren’t liberal by nature. In fact, many …

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Former Haitian leader Jean-Bertand Aristide has returned to the campaign trail a day after passing out while supporting his political …

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Las Vegas billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is opening up his checkbook again to defeat a medical marijuana proposal. Campaign …

BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AND JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON — Americans finally got a raise last year after eight years of stagnating incomes. …

Associated Press WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton has spent decades talking about the needs of children and touting the benefits of early education. It’s a new …