Via: Baltimore Sun Stephanie Rawlings-Blake easily won in her first bid for the office, beating Republican Alfred V. Griffin III by a wide margin. She became mayor in February 2010 when, as city council president, she ascended to the position after Sheila Dixon’s resignation amid a corruption scandal. As expected, the election drew a low […]
Pres. Barack Obama’s been barnstorming across the country, talking about his jobs plan. He’s been, of course, to Ohio and Virginia and North Carolina — critical swing states to his reelection. But I believe the President should take his message to the heart of the opposition.
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain has vaulted to the top of the Republican presidential field because GOP voters like his plain-spoken talk and his willingness to bring radical change to the U.S. tax code. And in a year when touting a long career in politics isn’t a good idea, he’s getting points for having […]
The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing […]
While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as much attention as other controversial issues. In 2011, a number of high profile executions, as well as judges and politicians campaigning for office are once again making capital punishment a part of the mainstream political […]
Photos by @robinrazzi 92Q, Magic 95.9, WOLB 1010 and Spirit 1400 were in Mondawmin Mall all day Tuesday for voter registration. Tuesday was the last day to register to vote. Radio One would like to thank Mondawmin Mall and all those who registered or came by to show support. The earthquake did not seem to […]
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann says that if she’s elected president “it won’t take that long” for her to turn around the ailing economy. Speaking to reporters ahead of next week’s straw poll in Iowa, Bachmann says the economy would start to improve shortly after she becomes president if signals are sent […]
Via: The Baltimore Sun Last night’s debate drew over 400 spectators at The Empowerment Temple. Six candidates were present. Mayor Rawlings-Blake was not in attendance. According to the Mayor’s twitter account, she visited several Night Out events throughout the city. The Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor of the Empowerment Temple, called out Rawlings-Blake in his opening […]
They’re successful, they’re audacious, they’re conservative — and they happen to be Republican. Love them or loathe them, no one can deny the surmountable impact of the exclusive club of Black Republicans. In honor of their unique, yet undeniable place in politics, NewsOne presents this era’s Top 5 Black Republicans, who are a threat to […]
WASHINGTON — During a closed-door meeting, House Speaker John Beohner spoke to GOP leaders in an attempt to gain support of his debt limit plan, which some Republicans deem skeptical. “Get your a– in line,” he demanded to the caucus. The GOP has been quite divided between those who back Boehner’s plan and those — […]
