Obama fires back: Responds to African-American Critics
Over the past few weeks, Obama has come under intense fire from prominent African Americans ranging from Cornel West to Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson and the Congressional Black Caucus. The basic complaint is that Obama has ignored the plight of African-Americans and some think that some special dispensation needs to be given as a salve … Continue reading
Midnight in the food-stamp economy
I read an interesting article from Reuters on the food stamp economy. Retailers like Costco and Walmart have had to upgrade their point of sale systems to handle food stamp EBT cards. Clearly, the job situation has driven droves of people onto the public assistance rolls. Ultimately, people are going to have to come up … Continue reading
Are Blacks Abandoning Obama?
More heat on Obama from prominent African-Americans. Basically, they’re having a problem with his seemingly lack of empathy for the plight of African-Americans in the Great Recession and the continuation of the policies of George Bush on the foreign and domestic policy fronts. The article references a state-wide poll in Georgia that reflects a 35% … Continue reading
The Trauma of Joblessness
This is the single greatest issue facing the nation and Obama. The article below says that most folks are giving him a pass on the unemployment situation, but at some point Obama is going to own this issue, particularly since large commitments have gone to bail out Wall Street and to pursue the Afghan war. … Continue reading
Coordinated warning to Obama from African Americans
An op-ed from Dwayne Wickham, a noted African-American columnist. He’s reporting on the Congressional Black Caucus’ anger at perceived slights from Obama. The CBC recently boycotted some legislation to force some spending initiatives for neighborhoods and the unemployed in the districts they represent. Several prominent African-Americans across the board are going after Obama in a … Continue reading
The necessity of financial freedom for african-americans
I find myself often not in agreement with Dr. Boyce Watkins on a few issues, but this is an excellent op-ed authored by him. It is 100% spot on in terms of how African-Americans need to be thinking with respect to financial independence. Dr. Watkin’s op-ed focuses on African-Americans as individuals achieving financial independence, but our thoughts … Continue reading
The African-American Clarion Call 