Posts in category Politics

ATLANTA (AP) – The former executive assistant to the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party has filed a federal lawsuit claiming race discrimination.

WASHINGTON — To hear President Barack Obama describe it, there’s a creeping case of cynicism setting in across the country, leading Americans to suspect that …

JACKSON, Miss. — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights …

MIAMI — Attorneys for gay couples, the state of Florida and proponents of so-called traditional marriage squared off last Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of …

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran’s GOP primary victory, thanks in part to black Mississippians who turned out to vote for him, exemplifies a new math …

Many people asked why I stopped writing political opinion columns. My answer was: because I got tired of trying to bring truth and another perspective …

So now the Republican Party wants to spend a paltry $30 million to woo black voters. Well, let’s see: If they focus on, say 30 …

DAVIE — Fresh from the recently ended session, members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus took time to reflect on their successes and disappointments during …

Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., on June 24 commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act by posthumously bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal upon …