Obama 2012
President Obamas Poll Numbers Health Care or Ignorance
Written by Kwesi McDavid-Arno |
President Obama was elected with 53% of the popular vote. Although he beat McCain 365 electoral votes to 173, he was elected by a slim majority of the popular vote. This is a statistic that should be noted by Black people and Democrats alike. I was skeptical that someone named Barack Hussein Obama could ever become the 44th President of the Untied States or America. President Obama won because the Independent voters swung his way and the economy overshadowed racial issues. He won because a large majority of Americans felt guilty for the actions of the 43rd President they had elected. I would have never thought that America would elect a Black man President. I honestly felt that the Republican Party would pull out the George W. Bush play book from Florida 2000 and Ohio 2004 and steal the election. I was wrong. However, after President Obama was elected, two things puzzled me and tempered my adulation (1) his treatment by the media and (2) the Republican counter strategy to remain relevant.
The Faces in the Crowd 44th Inaugural Parade A Photo Essay
Written by Kwesi McDavid-Arno |
I traveled to DC for the Inauguration of the 44th President because I missed the Million Man March. After seeing the joy and adulation expressed in Harlem after the election, I felt that there would be a mass exodus of Black people to DC from around the nation. I must say that I was correct. Yes there were people of all races, colors and creeds celebrating the Inauguration. But from what I experienced and saw, itwas a mass gathering of Negros from all corners of the country.
Congratulations President Obama, but...
Written by C.B. Forde |
I would like to start this article by saying I was wrong about Barack Obama. I want to first exorcise my Obama doubting daemons. I never thought he would win. I never thought that a significant amount of white America would vote for a Black president. I was certain the Republicans would steal the election by suppressing the Black vote. I didn’t even think Obama would win the Spanish vote. I was wrong. I have also had numerous arguments with people dismissing the notion that Barack Hussein Obama would win the election. I was wrong, and I want to apologize for it.
Yes We Did It
Written by Nicole Murray |
The election of our 44th president, Barack Obama, has proven to be the change we need. His policies and future plans have not yet made it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but the barriers that have been placed before us for over 400 years were torn down with every speech, clasping further with every debate, and diminished on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. This is no doubt an American victory. But what strikes home the most is the height of the fire that burns in African Americans of all ages, parties and social classes. It is a vision to see past the transparent glass ceiling to a world of a new and boundless altitude, infinite sunrays, and broadened possibilities.
Post-Obama: Redefining Blackness
Written by Ali S. Flux | 07 November 2008
Barack Obama, President-Elect.
At this moment, I’m still in shock. The pessimist in me was sure the powers that be weren’t going to allow a black man to occupy the highest government seat in this country. Still I watched Obama run his campaign and I must admit, what he lacks in experience, he makes up for with focus and tact. At no point in his election campaign did I see him visibly shaken up by the effects of the campaign process.
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