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[Video] Tim Wise predicts “Tea Party” will soon die of natural causes
βIn the Pantheon of American history, conservative old white people have pretty much always been the bad guys; The folks unwilling to share the category of American with others on equal terms.β
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Jay-Z hints at possible future in politics
“Give me a chance…Maybe in eight years, I’ll be the President,” he said when asked if he’d be interested in getting into politics someday.
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First Somali-American to hold public office in Minnesota
“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the people who came before us,” Samatar said. “We are part of the new African-American community in the state of Minnesota.”
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No African Americans elected to U.S. Senate
Despite record election achievements by African-Americans in the House, the United States Senate will not have an African-American in its ranks.
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Black Georgia councilman told he should be working in a cotton field
A squabble at a small Georgia town’s council meeting in which a white councilman told his black counterpart that he should be working in a cotton field has caught the attention of the NAACP.
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“The rent is too damn high” political party [Yes it’s a real thing]
“I represent the rent is too damn high party. People are working 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week and some a third job. Women can’t afford to take care of their children, feed their children breakfast, lunch and dinner.” Short video on top. Extended on bottom
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ReTweets / FB-Likes: Designing Obama iPad App [#Design #Brands #iPad]
ReTweets / FB-Likes : Coudal Partners RT of Obama’s design director, Scott Thomas’ new collaboration of the Obama campaign.
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Black Leaders Outraged by ‘Religious Right’ Moves to Overturn Roe v Wade
The “Religious Right” billboard campaign claiming African American children are an “endangered species” and Alveda King’s comparison of anti-abortion activists to “Freedom Riders” have sparked outrage in the African American community.