Tagged: politics

2008 Presidential Election: What if Obama Wins?

2008 Presidential Election: What if Obama Wins?

By Earnest Gates This is a question that I never hear anyone talk about, but it is a question that needs to be asked. Often times we prepare for failure but don’t do a good job preparing for success. If Obama wins the election, on January 20, 2009, he will be...

Erika Alexander -DNC Convention Delegate- talks to Dallas South

Erika Alexander -DNC Convention Delegate- talks to Dallas South

Ya’ll remember Cousin Pam right? Well Erika Alexander who starred on the last two seasons of The Cosby Show is all off into politics now. Alexander was a delegate at the Democratic National Convention, and was on the Presidential campaign trail as a surrogate for the Hillary Clinton campaign. In...

Mark Davis offers advice to Hillary Clinton

Mark Davis offers advice to Hillary Clinton

I couldn’t help but laugh on Wednesday when I turned to the editorial page of the DMN and read a column written by WBAP’s Mark Davis (Time for Hillary to wait). In his article Davis suggests that there is still time for Democratic superdelegates to somehow come to their senses...

Gina McCauley interviews Rev. Jesse Jackson about 2008 Presidential race for Essence Magazine

Gina McCauley interviews Rev. Jesse Jackson about 2008 Presidential race for Essence Magazine

Our sister in blog Gina McCauley of What About Our Daughters has landed an exclusive interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  The interview comes on the heels of Barack Obama's decisive victory in the South Carolina Primary.  Let me say that I am extremely proud of Gina and the work that...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON’S STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC STIMULUS DEAL

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON’S STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC STIMULUS DEAL

  Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson issued the following statement today in response to the economic stimulus package announced yesterday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and House Republican Leader John Boehner:  “The most effective thing Congress can do is to create jobs and give the...