Barack and My Uncle Fred

<p>Barack Obama visited the White House yesterday. My uncle, another first, would have been proud.</p>
11/11/2008
Barack Obama went to the White House Monday to begin the transition to his presidency. He arrived, protected by the Secret Service, in a chauffeured limousine, to enter the front gate as the president-elect of the United States of America. Yes, [...]

The White, White House Press Corps

Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign boosted—no, it actually created—the careers of a whole cadre of black political reporters.
Barack Obama’s historic capture of Oval Office? Well, not so much.
The reasons behind the white-out of the Obama campaign are varied and complex, ranging from the reduction of general political coverage by mainstream media to fewer experienced black [...]

Barack and My Uncle Fred

<p>Barack Obama visited the White House yesterday. My uncle, another first, would have been proud.</p>
11/11/2008
Barack Obama went to the White House Monday to begin the transition to his presidency. He arrived, protected by the Secret Service, in a chauffeured limousine, to enter the front gate as the president-elect of the United States of America. Yes, [...]