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Cornel so crazy. I’m talking about Cornel West, of course, and his recent anti-President Obama rant. BlackAmericaweb columnist Michael Cottman has more than adequately and…

I’m angered that Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency manager, would approve the city’s plans to spend $400 million to build a new hockey arena when the…

While President Barack Obama prepares to visit South Africa this week, I was reminded of meeting Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on November 14, 1991. We…

Sabrina and Tracy Martin – the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin –will finally get their day in court. George Zimmerman, who is accused of…

President Barack Obama may be strolling into more bars over the next 57 days – all part of a carefully-orchestrated campaign to promote the president’s more relaxed and professorial-free persona. This is not a stretch for the president. It’s no secret that Obama is a huge sports fan who really likes beer. The president reportedly […]

President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney don’t have much in common but they do have one shared interest today: collecting cash in California. Obama and Romney are in California this week to raise as much money as possible heading into the final 105 days of a campaign where both politicians are locked in […]

Mitt Romney is not giving up on the black vote. The billionaire Republican nominee for president will address the NAACP’s national convention in July at a time when Romney is being attacked by the Obama campaign for being completely out of touch with many hard-working Americans, and particularly with the black community. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/content/analysis-romney-goes-after-black-vote

Mitt Romney is not giving up on the black vote. The billionaire Republican nominee for president will address the NAACP’s national convention in July at a time when Romney is being attacked by the Obama campaign for being completely out of touch with many hard-working Americans, and particularly with the black community. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/content/analysis-romney-goes-after-black-vote

Watching a reporter heckle President Barack Obama at the White House last week reminded me of a troubling parallel: Witnessing journalists disrespecting Mayor David Dinkins, New York’s first – and only – black mayor. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/content/commentary-history-heckling

Spike Lee is forecasting an uphill battle for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. “This thing is not a lock,” Lee told GQ magazine. “It’s not a lock that President Obama is getting a second term and people have to really rekindle the enthusiasm that we had the first time.” http://www.blackamericaweb.com/content/analysis-its-time-rally-around-obama  

So how is Bill Clinton helping President Barack Obama by praising Mitt Romney? In an appearance on CNN last week, Clinton said that Mitt Romney has a “sterling business career” and argued that the Obama campaign shouldn’t focus on Romney’s business record. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/content/complicated-relationship