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Articles 1-63 out of 63 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words House panel backs bill to rein in Wall St. Black Caucus boycotts vote; More economic aid sought for black areas. Dec 3, 2009 890 "A chicken-stealer shall lose his vote": disfranchisement for larceny in the South, 1874-1890. Holloway, Pippa Report Nov 1, 2009 14411 Police 'still unfairly target black people'; Too many suffer stop and search and have their DNA stored, say MPs. Jul 22, 2009 545 Senate passes apology for slavery; Resolution faulted; Black Caucus members concerned disclaimer precludes reparations. Jun 19, 2009 900 Targeting another generation of Black men: despite lawsuits, review boards and more, Oakland fails to reform its police department. Winston, Ali Mar 1, 2009 1942 GOP responds to Obama with first black chairman. Jan 31, 2009 573 A NEW DAWN; History is made as America's first black president Barack Obama starts work in the White House. Jan 21, 2009 581 The house that slaves built: as Barack Obama and his family move into the presidential, mansion, a took back at a 200-year-old house that has not always been so welcoming to blacks. Harris, Gardiner Jan 12, 2009 484 A new faith coalition. Wallis, Jim Jan 1, 2009 968 Myths and truths: the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans on the Southern Tier of upstate New York. Banner-Haley, Charles "Pete" Essay Jan 1, 2009 3647 Screening Huck Finn in 1993: national debts, cultural Amnesia, and the dismatling of the Civil Rights agenda. Goldner, Ellen J. Company overview Jan 1, 2009 6522 The long walk from slave market to the White House. Chronology Dec 1, 2008 2476 Watershed. Dec 1, 2008 415 'They said this day would never come': the day Barack Obama spoke of was January 3, 2008, when he won the Iowa caucuses. Ten months tater, he's on his way to the White House as America's first Black President. A look at Obama's journey to the Oval Office. Bilyeu, Suzanne Nov 17, 2008 2281 And the winner is ... Barack Obama: after a historic election, Democrat Barack Obama is chosen as the first African-American President. McCabe, Suzanne Nov 14, 2008 882 No country for black men: John McCain may put his country first, but has America earned that honor? Cannick, Jasmyne Column Oct 21, 2008 666 The Democrats in Denver : A Historic Convention for Blacks and Women ! Aug 29, 2008 1691 Ohio's 1st black woman in Congress fatally stricken. Aug 21, 2008 475 African Americans in GOP weigh race vs. party: Black Republicans grapple with historic implications of Obama candidacy. Holmes, Tamara E. Aug 1, 2008 627 No party crashing here: Blacks voting Republican isn't about political independence. Charnas, Dan Jul 1, 2008 666 Foxing out Obama? Rucker, James Brief article Jul 1, 2008 323 Obama's map keys on boost in black vote; Changing the battleground; African-American turnout critical in at least 5 states, campaign says. Jun 24, 2008 1096 Abortion and women of color: the bigger picture. Cohen, Susan A. Jun 22, 2008 2634 Obama a dilemma for blacks in GOP. Jun 15, 2008 351 Political clout: what the hip-hop generation means to this election. Alleyne, Sonia Brief article May 1, 2008 230 Argus at 96: a proud history. Israel, Benjamin May 1, 2008 747 Do some blacks have a problem with Obama? Those blacks who still cling to the notion that they should stand in the way of a historic decision by America to elect a black president after 222 years, will be relegated to the rubbish heap of history, and will eminently deserve to be there. Duodu, Cameron Apr 1, 2008 1669 Is brown the new black? Assimilating Latinos into the politics of victimhood. Sailer, Steve Mar 10, 2008 3109 Divide and rule: ... how Africans and African-Americans are prevented from working together. Report Feb 1, 2008 2276 "Success on a shoestring:" a center for a diverse Print Culture History in Modern America. Pawley, Christine Jan 1, 2008 6919 Republicans not courting our vote: the beleaguered party's damage-control strategv doesn't appear to include reaching out to blacks. Alexander, George Jul 1, 2007 597 "Be ye doers of the word, not just hearers only": faith and politics in the life of Victoria Gray Adams. Crawford, Vicki Jun 22, 2007 3688 Will Americans vote outside the box? For more than 200 years, American Presidents have been, with one exception, white, male, and Protestant. In 2008, a number of presidential 'firsts' are possible. Nagourney, Adam Cover story Feb 19, 2007 2355 Being a black Republican. Blanchfield, Theodora A. Oct 1, 2006 556 Third person says Allen used racial slur; Political scientist a classmate in '70s; GOP senator denies reference to blacks. Sep 27, 2006 584 The competitive advantage to being black: how your ethnicity can advance your career. Alleyne, Sonia Sep 1, 2006 990 Latino immigrants negative toward blacks. Brief article Sep 1, 2006 182 Cynthia McKinney: the politician of last resort; Michael C. Ruppert, a former police officer, described by one newspaper as "a white kid from Orange County in a blue uniform sent to a black ghetto", speaks out about Georgia's Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney. Ruppert, Michael C. Biography Aug 1, 2006 2759 Richard B. Moore, radical politics, and the Afro-American history movement: the formation of a revolutionary tradition in African American intellectual culture. McClendon, John M. Jul 1, 2006 16070 Looking for common ground: Katrina exposed the racial fault lines of immigration politics that threaten to pit Latinos against Blacks. Bacon, David Mar 22, 2006 2254 A discussion with Willie Marshall: racism in the Green Party. Fitz, Don Interview Jan 1, 2006 3117 Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, wasn't too happy when Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, received an invitation to speak before a Connecticut chapter of the NAACP. Brief Article Nov 7, 2005 143 Black inclusion or GOP delusion? Republicans step up campaign efforts among influential African American. Reed, K. Terrell Oct 1, 2005 739 Stormy weather: Katrina's impact on GOP's bid to gain black voters; Close Up. Sep 21, 2005 1082 Between black and right: religiosity and the roots of black conservatism. Themba-Nixon, Makani Mar 22, 2005 1925 The youth vote: gaining clout: postelection surveys show record turnout among young adults and black voters. Brown, Carolyn M. Feb 1, 2005 518 Black vote vaulted "first" JFK. Nov 1, 2004 368 Up close and personal with "Uptown Bill": because of two very special in-store appearances by the former President, black-owned bookstores in Harlem and Los Angeles sold out their My Life copies. Boyd, Herb Sep 1, 2004 735 Presidential pandering. Aug 23, 2004 363 The black divide: African-Americans who refuse to support equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians are shoving their own history back into the closet. Ehrenstein, David Column Apr 27, 2004 1135 To the readers of Black Enterprise. Franklin, Shirley Mar 1, 2004 342 USA the battle for affirmative action. (Diaspora). Moonga, Choongo Apr 1, 2003 943 Blacks in Congress focus on end-of-life care. Nov 1, 2002 1683 African American sensitivities. (Thinking Politically). Marshall, Gene Sep 22, 2002 1347 Blacks and secession. (Politics). Fine, Howard Brief Article May 13, 2002 275 Unfinished business. (Publisher's Page). Graves, Earl G., Sr. Brief Article Apr 1, 2002 481 The Numinous Negro - His importance in our lives; why he is fading. Brookhiser, Richard Aug 20, 2001 2267 A time for vigilance and diligence. Graves, Earl G. Feb 1, 2001 1071 Bush, GOP Still Losers Among Blacks. PITTS JR., LEONARD Brief Article Dec 25, 2000 673 strength in numbers. SPRUELL, SAKINA P. Aug 1, 2000 2948 Straight talk from the top: presidential candidates answer tough questions from The Black Collegian. Interview Oct 1, 1996 5830 Voter registration: your right and your responsibility. Jackson, Jesse Oct 1, 1995 945 Establishing a political agenda for African-Americans. Jul 1, 1992 2147