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Written by Risa Dixon
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As President Bush begins the journey into his lame duck season, Americans are left at somewhat of a standstill as the 2008 primaries are fast approaching. The Democratic primaries, in particular, have been at the center of attention because of their prominent candidates. Barack Obama would be the first black president if elected whereas Hillary Clinton would be the first woman president. As the elections draw near, the expectations |
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Written by C.B. Forde
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Obama vs. Clinton. The choice is simple  Obama. However, I must provide a caveat, I like Obama as a politician but not as a Black politician. Barack Obama is a brilliant man, and someone who I feel is in touch with his racial identity. One thing about being Black in America is that there is no way to escape from the harsh reality of it. Although he was raised by a family not of African descent, I feel he is in touch with his Blackness. I |
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Written by C.B. Forde
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 Authoring the book The Audacity of Hope prior to announcing his decision to run for President was a move of sheer political genius by Barack Obama. However, I am not one to believe in this new Black messiah, and I am not one to buy into a message of hope.
Hope is a powerful word. It is also a dangerous word. Hope can lead to a wishful state of in activity. Ask yourself if you would rather someone say,  I just hope things will get better or I know how to make things better I believe in miracles. I believe in divine intervention. I was baptized. But I also believe when a man says yes, his Chi says yes. A man can make things happen.
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Written by Justin Mitchell
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 By now it has become well known that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is thinking about running for President in 2008. Equally well known is the fact that Obama, the son of an African immigrant, enjoys practically unmitigated widespread popular support among Democrats and possibly even some Independents and moderate Republicans. He has been touted as a refreshingly new avatar of hope, perhaps the only potential Democratic Presidential candidate unencumbered and unsullied by the party s reputation as a bastion of dastardly, befuddled, and insipid nonentities. Here, finally, they say, is a candidate with personality and panache, not simply a politician but a figure, a man who elicits a kind of unctuous, gleeful awe from a wide array of average Americans.
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