The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released a study last week showing that African-Americans could be critical in 20, different House races. Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the importance of the Black vote and if Democrats are doing enough to mobilize a major part of their base. Sound off: If […]
Democrats are trying to change the political game by using First Lady Michelle Obama to get voters, especially women, to the polls in November. The Washington Watch roundtable of panelists, BlackAmericaWeb.com contributor Deborah Mathis; Race and Ethnicity Editor for the Associated Press, Sonya Ross; “Roll Call TV” host Robert Traynham; and Sirius XM Radio’s Joe […]
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released a report last week detailing how African-American voters could make the difference in 20 House races. Roland Martin talks with David A. Bositis, Senior Analyst for the Joint Center Political and Economic Studies about the impact of African-American voters in the 2010 midterm elections. LISTEN: TJMS: […]
Congressman James Clyburn joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss the races that will be critical for African-Americans, as it relates to voter turnout. LISTEN: TJMS: Congressman James Clyburn Discusses Energizing Voters And Foreign Campaign Donations
If you think I’m one of those folks upset with James Jones — the Florida father who jumped on his daughter’s bus to confront the bullies who were terrorizing his daughter — you’ve got another thing coming. In fact, we should recommend Jones as Father of the Year. Caught on tape, Jones angrily yelled at […]
Newt Gingrich has always been seen as a visionary when it comes to politics, whether from those on the right who love him and his critics on the left who loathe him. The former speaker of the House of Representatives and the chief architect of the Contract with America — a document that helped usher […]
This past week, actions taken by the Republican Party when it came to Black farmers and when it came to Haiti were pathetic and egregious. Prominent members of the GOP have not said anything about holding up the settlement money for the Black farmers or blocking relief money for Haiti. Why hasn’t Sarah Palin and […]
Michelle Rhee a featured player in the new documentary “Waiting for Superman” discusses the movie, charter schools, school vouchers and are D.C. public schools good enough for high profile politicians’ children. Should school vouchers be made available if a student is not selected to attend a charter school? WATCH: Michelle Rhee Discusses “Waiting for Superman,” […]
It’s laughable to watch political prognosticators on various TV shows as they weigh in on Rahm Emanuel’s chances of becoming the next Chicago mayor. If you trust any of them, you swear President Barack Obama’s outgoing chief of staff sees the position as a birthright that he is about to assume now that Richard M. […]
This week past week, four young men accused Bishop Eddie L. Long, of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, of coercing them into sexual acts. Bishop Long denied the claims in a written statement released by his attorney on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” and then addressed the allegations made against him from […]
