2010 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

On Wednesday November 3rd, the Pop and Politics live event at WNYC’s Greene Space brought together panelists, audiences and web viewers for a fascinating discussion about how race, anger and the economy affected the outcome of the November 2010 midterm elections. Guests included actress Rosie Perez (visit her arts organization here ), blogger Reihan Salam […]

Shortly after the final Midterm Election results started trickling in, “African Americans” became a surprising trending topic on Twitter. The topic came about after the revelation that there would be no African-Americans in the U.S. Senate next year. Tweeters of all races and ethnicities began making fun of this revelation, as well as the ‘supposed […]

Roland Martin appears on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss midterm election results. Roland said, “If there was one word the could describe last night for Democrats – absolute massacre all across this country.” Roland explained that Democratic losses went beyond congressional races and the US Senate. Ten to fifteen state houses flipped for […]

Can America really afford to abandon Barack Obama and his presidency now? That is the very basic question that awaits us on Tuesday, November 2 as we Americans go to the polls from New Jersey and Florida, from Nevada and Hawaii, and points in between, to offer a direct citizens’ response on the first two […]

It’s that time of year again where people come knocking on black folks doors that we haven’t seen in our communities for the past two years asking for our votes.

Politicians chase votes the way a frat boy chases women.  Also like the frat boy, politicians can have selective memory when it comes to creating a respectable and reciprocal relationship.  They beg for your votes, promise you the world and then promptly disappear until it’s time for re-election.

Disappointed that Obama hasn’t zapped the Republicans with his magical powers like Harry Potter? Not planning to vote in the upcoming midterm elections in protest? Then you need to watch this video… RELATED: Black people and White people different

In an exclusive interview with the Russ Parr Morning Show, President Obama appeared to implore African-Americans to get out and vote this upcoming Midterm election season.  Audio below: Exclusive Audio: RELATED: Obama: “I’m Christian by choice” Obama: “It’s time for us Democrats to buck up” Share this post on Facebook! CLICK HERE: Nick Cannon invites […]

MY homework for an hourlong interview with President Obama last week began with reviews of his earlier speeches and interviews, and conversations with economists and political operatives. It ended around a dinner table. That’s where, over salad and swordfish, former aides to another Democratic president, Bill Clinton, explored principal questions hanging over the coming midterm […]

President Obama blasted the GOP’s “Pledge to America” Saturday as nothing but a plan to continue “disastrous” policies of the George W. Bush administration.

In our second interview of our Florida Senate race series, Newsone writer Farayi Chideya interviews the only African-American in the race, Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek. Congressman Kendrick Meek met us straight after getting off of a plane from New York, where he’d been fund-raising for his Senate race with President Bill Clinton, a longtime supporter. […]

President Obama earned his Martha’s Vineyard vacation as far as Democratic money moguls are concerned, hauling in $4 million for his party’s war chests this week alone.