The overblown rhetoric coming from the left wing blogosphere (read the comments section) over the above statement would make one think that Obama suddenly switched sides to run as a republican. But a careful look at his comments using logic and reason, instead of hyperbole and distortion, would make it clear that he is not endorsing Reagan's policies per se, but his ability to capitalize on an historic political moment.
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry at Aaron McGruder's take on how MLK would respond to today's black community.
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Hillary's core demographic roots for the upstart at New Hampshire's 100 Club Dinner
A victorious Obama at the Iowa CaucusAs I have been saying to friends for months and months now, which was alluded to by former South Carolina Democratic chairman Dick Harpootlian in this article, is that blacks, not whites, are the Doubting Thomases where an Obama presidency is concerned.
His victory in Iowa, "which is as white as vanilla ice cream … will let African-Americans in South Carolina know that he can go the distance."
Wake up black people! Bill Clinton was NOT the first black president. Barrack Obama can be, if you would simply support his candidacy like the 95% white state of Iowa did tonight.
Jim Crow is over.
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (R) astonishing announcement in support of gay marriage.
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Sierre Leone comes correct with hip hop dancehall group Dry Hai.
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Complete with transvestite love interest, this 1,500 strong production of Thriller by the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Cebu, Philippines proves Jacko is still the king of pop.
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Hip hop finally joins the fray in attempting to reverse the literacy crisis among young black American boys. Effective or tasteless? You be the judge...
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Todd Boyd, professor of critical studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, makes the ridiculous claim here that Angelina Jolie playing the role of the multi-racial widow of slain journalist Daniel Pearl is akin to Queen Latifah acting the part of Princess Diana.
Purportedly part Iroquois, actress Angelina Jolie (above left) is pictured next to widow Marianne Pearl (above right), who was nicknamed "my mulatta" by husband Pearl.
Queen Latifah pictured above her doppelganger Lady Di.
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On this day in 1957 independence leader Kwame Nkrumah announced to the people of Ghana - and the world - that their "beloved country is free forever."
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Hispanic Voters Raise Questions in Port Chester
WNYC Newsroom
NEW YORK, NY February 27, 2007 — A New York village that's almost half Hispanic, but governed mainly by whites has asked a federal judge to let its politics evolve naturally, instead of canceling elections and imposing a new system to give Hispanics a greater voice.
An attorney for Port Chester says "an organic and natural system is beginning to take hold" to benefit Hispanics. The attorney says cutting the village into districts to increase Hispanic representation, as the Department of Justice requested, would officially segregate the village. The attorney spoke during closing arguments on the government's request for an injunction against village trustee elections scheduled for March 20th.
The Department of Justice claims the village's elections violates the Voting Rights Act.
Malian singer-song writer Salif Keita arranges layers of rhythm on this track from his fall 2005 album M'Bemba. Known as the Golden Voice of Africa, Keita is unique not only for his voice but also for his lineage. The albino singer is a direct descendant of the Mandinka warrior king Sundiata Keita who founded the Malian empire in the 13th century.
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StoryCorps Griot is a national oral history project that is designed to collect the stories of African Americans. An airstream trailer outfitted with a soundproof recording studio will travel around the country for the next year to reach out to nearly 2,000 families. Yesterday, I welcomed the press to its Atlanta launch.
WABE's Senior Vice President John Weatherford introduces me.
MPB maven Marisa Monte mixes it up on this hip hop infused samba tune Satisfeito from her 2006 album Universo Ao Meu Redor.
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