Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman
WASHINGTON _ Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele on Friday became the first black person to head the Republican National Committee, according to news reports.
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Obama is first black U.S. president
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and forever changed the course of American history. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama …
Blacks and the White House: Slavery and service
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his …
Number of black college football coaches dwindles
CORAL GABLES (AP) — Of the 65 coaches leading programs affiliated with the Bowl Championship Series, the University of Miami’s Randy Shannon is about to …
THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: House negro vs. field negro – has everybody lost their minds?
So Al-Qaeda calls Barack Obama a “house negro” and now the debate between so-called “house Negroes” and “field negroes” is in full force. Ayman al-Zawahri, …
Black neighborhoods look to Obama for jobs, safety
MIAMI (AP) — In a desolate, weed-filled lot in a neighborhood nestled just beyond Miami’s glass-and-steel skyscrapers, business was brisk at Earl Quinn’s makeshift T-shirt …
Few minorities on Republican podium
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) _ The Republican National Convention showcased a Native American color guard, a black preacher and video footage of civil rights pioneer …
THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: The art of intimidation, voter fraud and voter suppression
The finger pointing is so bad it’s hard to filter out fact from fiction. And we voters think that we select politicians and presidents solely …