All my life, dating back to my upbringing in the pre-Civil Rights- era South, the Democratic Party was presumed to be the natural home of black Americans. The presumption worked both ways: The party's mostly white leaders have expected blacks to vote for their candidates, and blacks have responded by doing just that, overwhelmingly, in all regions of the country including in Colorado. Yet, if you look at the history of the two major political parties alongside the history of black people in the United States, blacks' long-standing loyalty to the Democratic Party doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It actually seems to be more like a habit - a bad habit - than a natural bond. In reality, it is the Republicans who were the original friends of black Americans and have remained their best al...
A black, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host who has more than 8 million listeners recently made jaws drop - even among some of his fans - with his remarks on the next presidential election: Let's not even deal with facts right now. Let's deal with our blackness and pride - and loyalty. We have a chance to re-elect the first African-American president. ... And I'm not afraid or ashamed to say that as black people, we should do it because he's a black man.
It is remarkable, in this day and age, that there still are people who tell me I should have voted for Barack Obama in 2008 - simply because we are each black. Without a trace of embarrassment, they call me a traitor because I voted for the white Republican instead. And their jaws drop in disbelief when they learn that I did so even though I grew up in the segregated South - pre-Civil Rights Era Mississippi - where I endured whites-only drinking fountains, rest rooms and schools.
Port Washington swept the boys and girls team championships at the 10-team Black Hawk Co-Ed track and field meet at Grafton on Saturday. The Pirates girls scored 121 points to Kettle Moraine Lutheran's 101. The Port boys had 161 points, well ahead of runner-up Random Lake's 75.
[Ed Bradley] also covered Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, and served as floor correspondent at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions from 1976-1996. He was the CBS White House correspondent from 1976-1978. Immediately prior to joining "60 Minutes," Bradley was principal correspondent for "CBS Reports" from 1978-1981.
Gainful Employment limits options for students WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the Department of Education issuing a "Gainful Employment" rule today that would make certain career college programs ineligible for Title IV financial aid and effectively eliminate the opportunity for lower- income students to attend career colleges, Harry Alford, president of the National Black Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement.
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