Archive for May 30th, 2008
- ABC News reports how the Obama campaign is tightening security in response to an increasing number of racist incidents. One expert quoted believes that “The real possibility that an African-American could win the White House in November, along with the anonymity of the Web, which lends itself to expressing extreme views, has galvanized a certain segment of the population.”
- The final decision on whether to seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan - a decision which might swing the balance of numbers from Obama to Clinton - is to be made soon by the Democratic Party’s rules and bylaws committee. The Daily Voice profiles the undecided African-American members of that committee.
- Jimmy Carter, whom the African-American vote put in the White House and who grew up in a predominantly Black area, discusses with the Voice of America his concerns about race in America, but adds “I hope that this year will bring an end to it, or a substantial end.”
- The Dallas Voice analyses a recent report from the National Black Justice Coalition and Freedom to Marry which reveals that African-Americans are considerably less likely than other communities to accept “marriage equality” for gays and lesbians. According to the study, African-Americans are “virtually the only constituency in the country that has not become more supportive over the last dozen years”.
- Community forces are swinging behind Mayor Daley of Chicago, who has called for help after a bloody weekend of violence in his city. Black Entertainment Television is planning a series of summer concerts and documentaries promoting non-violence, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Continue reading
