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• Clinton/Obama 08: Never gonna happen

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:57 am

  Tags: Black Endorsements, Obama Vs Hillary, Power Games, Black Voters, Black Consensus, Wingut Judicial Appointments, Cnn Presidential Debates, Political Expediency, White Supremacy, Vice President Of Color, Racism, Race, U S Senate, 2008, Hillary, Obama For President, Bill Cl

  a different course that black folks could respect. Hooking up an already deficient brotha to that legacy of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy is really not what the Lord is calling for in these last and evil days. It makes no sense at all, really. Respecting the principled legacy of the last serious black presidential candidate

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• Obama courts black voters

  Published: July 25, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Obama Vs Hillary, South Carolina Primary, Black Voters, Political Expediency, Safe Negro Report, Obama For President, Race, 2008, Barack Obama, Politics

  stations with predominantly black listenership. The Illinois senator has been careful not to be defined strictly as a black candidate and risk alienating white voters, but he and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton are in a close fight for the black voters who traditionally make up half of the Democratic primary turnout in South Carolina. The radio ad

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• CNN Debate Tonight

  Published: July 23, 2007, 6:18 pm

  Tags: Obama Vs Hillary, Power Games, Safe Negro Report, Black Voters, Beltway Pundits, Cnn Presidential Debates, Political Expediency, Obama For President, Dennis Kucinich, 2008, Race, Youtube, Fundraising, Hillary, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Politics

  and expanding his base with black folks. Mama is perfectly positioned to take her place as the head of the Clintonista’s in this era of dynastic politics. It would take a pretty big applause line and counterattack on Obama’s part, and a weak comeback on Hillary’s, to make this debate seem more than routine. I’m not

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• Sheila Dixon elected Mayor of Baltimore

  Published: September 11, 2007, 11:45 pm

  Tags: Black Voters, Black Politics, Black Mayors, Baltimore Police Department, Keiffer Mitchell, Maryland Politics, Joan Pratt, Sheila Dixon, Baltimore Politics, Politics

  of becoming the first black woman elected to the office with a resounding victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Dixon, 53, took over as mayor in January for Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley. Baltimore, which is 65 percent black, has elected one black mayor, Kurt L. Schmoke, who served from 1987 to 1999. Dixon is the first

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• Roland Martin: Oprah could be a kingmaker

  Published: September 7, 2007, 7:27 pm

  Tags: Black Voters, Black Endorsements, Black Politics, Beltway Pundits, Campaign Surrogates, Power Games, Roland Martin, Fundraising, 2008, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Obama For President, Politics

  Hat Tip: By Roland S. Martin CNN Contributor (CNN) — It’s big news that the goddess of talk, Oprah Winfrey, is throwing a huge shindig for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama at her California estate that is expected to bring in $3 million. Oprah Winfrey should go all out in her support for Sen. Barack Obama, says Roland S. Martin. That is

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• Nawlins update

  Published: September 13, 2007, 11:34 pm

  Tags: Political Expediency, Bobby Jindal, Black Politics, Black Political Corruption, Gov Kathleen Blanco, Mose Jefferson, Cheryl Gray, Jalila Jefferson Bullock, Louisiana Politics, Black Voters, William Jefferson, Ray Nagin, New Orleans Katrina, Religious Bigotry, Karen Car

  to the slammer where his black A belongs. Jefferson-Bullock is a key lieutenent in her Daddy’s political empire, which also includes his wife, and his brother and sister. Their corruption as a family is legendary. Jefferson ’s re-election campaign last year was a classic in southern political demagoguery and dirty campaigning.

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• Obama snags Oprah and Hillary courts Magic

  Published: September 14, 2007, 11:05 pm

  Tags: Obama Vs Hillary, Power Games, Black Endorsements, Black Voters, Political Expediency, Black Politics, Magic Johnson, Antonio Villaraigosa, 2008, Race, Fundraising, Hillary, California Politics, Barack Obama, Politics

  in California suggest the black vote is divided, largely between Clinton and Obama. Obama, whose late father was Kenyan, gives blacks a chance to put one of their own in the White House for the first time. But Clinton benefits from the strong relationship her husband, former President Bill Clinton, maintained with blacks for years.

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• Ron Dellums sells out

  Published: October 1, 2007, 10:06 pm

  Tags: Black Politics, Black Endorsements, California Politics, Hillary, Oakland Calif, Politics, Power Games, Race, Ron Dellums, Black Voters, Political Expediency

  support and dollars among blacks, one of the party’s key voter blocs. Independent polls in California and nationwide suggest the black vote is divided, largely between Clinton and Obama. I have admired this brotha for years and this really chaps my hide. Watching his speeches on C-SPAN was one of the highlights of my teenage years

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• Another Ford rises, Herenton re-elected

  Published: October 4, 2007, 11:19 pm

  Tags: Black Mayors, Black Political Corruption, Corporate Whore, Edmund Ford Jr, Edmund Ford Sr, Harold Ford Jr, Harold Ford Sr, Memphis, Memphis Mayoral Race, Politics, Race, Tennessee, Tennessee Politics, Willie Herenton, Black Voters

  history of the Congressional Black Caucus, was coming in first in his District 6 City Council race. He faces a run-off with Dr. James Ketchings. A Ford with bad timing, Edmund Jr is running to replace his daddy on the council, a funeral director with a penchant for accepting bribes. It seems that Edmund Sr has been indicted, along

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• Obama 08: a black bourgeois fantasy

  Published: October 5, 2007, 10:24 pm

  Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, Black Politics, Michelle Obama, Politics, Power Games, Race, Safe Negro Report, Black Voters, Political Expediency

  of the world's wealthiest black middle class in check. In this respect, little has changed since Dr. Frasier wrote, Since the black bourgeoisie is composed chiefly of white collar workers and since its small business enterprises are insignificant in the American economy, the black bourgeoisie wields no political power as a class in

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• Cynthia McKinney leaves democratic party, tests waters for Green Presidential bid

  Published: October 8, 2007, 3:48 am

  Tags: 2008, Black Politics, California Politics, Cynthia Mckinney, Green Party, Hank Johnson, Independent Presidential Run, Iraq, Politics, Power Games, Race, Black Voters

  Cynthia McKinney, a former Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia, was in California this weekend to test the waters for a potential bid for the Green Party’s 2008 Presidential Nomination. Last month, she left the Democratic Party in the wake of its failure to end the War in Iraq and the many and sundry defeats it has sustained since

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• Any Thoughts

  Published: October 10, 2007, 1:13 am

  Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, Black Politics, Hillary, Obama For President, Obama Vs Hillary, Politics, Black Consensus, Black Voters

  of celebration for most black folk but it isn't for somebody like me. To put it succinctly, the Democratic Party has failed miserably to articulate a progressive alternative to right-wing reaction and to function aggressively as an opposition party to the Republicans. They simply don't do it for me anymore and I find myself questioning

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• Lewis endorses Hillary

  Published: October 12, 2007, 8:51 pm

  Tags: 2008, Black Atlanta Movers Shakers, Black Politics, Black Endorsements, Hillary, John Lewis, Obama Vs Hillary, Politics, Race, Black Voters, Political Expediency

  Hat Tip: From Hillary Clinton’s website The Clinton Campaign today announced the endorsement of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis. I have looked at all the candidates, and I believe that Hillary Clinton is the best prepared to lead this country at a time when we are in desperate need of strong leadership, Rep. Lewis said.

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• Obama on Tavis Smiley tonight

  Published: October 18, 2007, 2:04 am

  Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, Black Politics, Obama For President, Politics, Safe Negro Report, Tavis Smiley, Black Voters

  Obama will be on Tavis Smiley this Thursday evening on PBS. As is usual with Tavis’s half hour show, I predict that Obama will receive the kid glove treatment, we’ll see. Let me know whatcha’ll think if you can catch it. Check your local listings for show times.

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• Amateur Hour in the Obama Camp

  Published: October 17, 2007, 11:36 pm

  Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, Black Politics, Hillary, Obama For President, Obama Vs Hillary, Politics, Race, Black Voters, Campaign Surrogates

  even reached out to white voters, even though that is largely a waste of time in the Deep South when your candidate is black. They knew what had to be done and still managed to have a white woman photographed as an organizer in black beauty shops. While this photo may make the career of this chick, it will do nothing for Barack

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