Waiting to exhale - Why black America is afraid to hope for a President...

The Boston Globe;  March 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......microcosm of how African-Americans are talking about Barack Obama's presidential campaign. "A lot of surprises, huh...most African-Americans these days, anticipation that Obama may smash what generations believed was an unbreakable barrier: a black man in the White House. Given Obama's remarkable ...

Putting Barack Obama's candidacy in historical perspective: a host of...

Diverse Issues in Higher Education;  October 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ......passionate discussion in Black America, including the impact of Obama's campaign on the...and the effect an Obama presidency can have on Black America. They are: Dr...you think Barack Obama will do (or not do) for Black America if he is elected...

Black America: Facing the Millennium; To Air February 25

Precinct Reporter;  February 13, 1997 ;     543 words ...Precinct Reporter 02-13-1997 Black America: Facing the Millennium; To Air February...at 10:00 p.m., PBS will broadcast BLACK AMERICA: FACING THE MILLENNIUM, a 60-minute...celebration of Black History Month, BLACK AMERICA: FACING THE MILLENNIUM is presented...

Congress Asked To Adopt 'Contract With Black America'

Oakland Post;  January 29, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Asked To Adopt `Contract With Black America'. The African-American leadership...comprehensive report on the state of Black America and to issue a formal challenge...the new Congress. The report, "Black America 1995: A New Beginning" contains...

Is Black America Ready For A Black President?

NPR Morning Edition;  November 7, 2008 ;     471 words ...Is Black America Ready For A Black President? Host: RENEE MONTAGNE...group that provided Barack Obama with his strongest support...who've never even had a black boss have proven ready for...for a black president, is black America ready for a black president? That ...

Obama: Black America in need of a change

Chicago Defender;  October 21, 2004 ;     230 words ...State Sen. Barack Obama (D-13th) says Black America is not better off today than...Democratic candidate John Kerry. Obama, the Democratic U.S. Senate...than you were four years ago?' Obama said. "And I think if you look...families are some of the issues Obama discussed with the board. ...

Will globalization destroy Black America?

Chicago Defender;  October 3, 2007 ;     550 words ......lack of response to globalization by Black America is frightening and troubling. While...new-world standards of existence, most of Black America is still operating much the same way...and the rest of the world knows it! Black America, as we know it, is in danger of not...

BLACK AMERICA: STOP FLEEING INNER CITIES: BUY, INVEST, FIX, IMPROVE

Tennessee TRIBUNE, The;  August 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 08-18-2005 Black America is fleeing the innercity areas and...houses, neighborhoods and places that Black America fled and refused to invest in, fix...transportation back and forth to the suburbs. Black America must stop fleeing to the suburbs everytime...

Black America Facing The Millennium

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  February 14, 1997 ;     524 words ...Philadelphia Tribune, The 02-14-1997 Black America Facing The Millennium. In celebration...History month, PBS will broadcast "Black America: Facing the Millennium," Tuesday, Feb...analysts will critique the state of Black America from the vantage points of history...

Uplifting Black America: Looking For Change In All The Wrongs Places

The Broward Times;  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......lines *Black History Month is time when Black America reminds the rest of the world of the...doesn't take a break even in February), Black America-in the collective-finds itself in the...facing. To put the problem more bluntly, Black America can't escape from its own history...

The Big 'What If'; The hopes of black America ride on his shoulders. But...

The Washington Post;  September 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......election was decided "on the real issues" and that Obama was "judged fairly" will be shaped in part by future...anticipate that most black Americans will believe that an Obama defeat will have stemmed in substantial part from a...on the other foot -- had John McCain been black and Obama ...

Opinions: Can women save Black America? Not by themselves

Indianapolis Recorder;  May 20, 1995 ;     579 words ......Recorder 05-20-1995 Opinions: Can women save Black America? Not by themselves. In the May 13 edition...leadership roles will be in a position to save Black America. In order for Black America to be saved from its course of destruction...

Tavis Smiley's 'Covenant With Black America' Tour Comes to Greater Grace...

PR Newswire;  June 16, 2006 ;     425 words ......dialogue with the public to make Black America better DETROIT, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- His book on Black America topped the Borders, Barnes &...together to discuss How can we make Black America better? Tavis Smiley brings his...

Economic trouble for the state of Black America

Chicago Defender;  April 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ......research publication, the State of Black America 2006 report before a packed audience...such is not the case, especially for Black America. Amidst the spin of financial newsmakers...we must tell the truth. The state of Black America is economically in trouble and getting...

The Covenant with Black America.(Book review)

Black Issues Book Review;  May 1, 2006 ;     365 words ...* The Covenant With Black America Introduction by Tavis Smiley Third...ISBN 0-883-78277-4 Tavis Smiley, black America's Larry King, says in this book...been hard to write an agenda for black America without having to both name its...