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  • August 2008

    • Obama's Run Forces Debate on Black Identity

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 23, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Obama's Run Forces Debate on Black Identity

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's candidacy has drawn overwhelming support from the black community but also sparked debate on how much of a community it really is. The Wall Street Journal examines how Obama's international and biracial heritage highlights the growing diversity of black America, and some of the tensions this has created. More »

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      Barack Obama  • immigration  • African-American voters  • black community  • African-Americans

    • Obama Against Reparations for Slavery

      Associated Press  |  Aug 2, 08 8:01 PM CDT

      Obama Against Reparations for Slavery

      (AP) - Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders. The man with a serious chance to become the nation's first black president argues that government should instead combat the legacy of slavery by improving schools, health care and the economy for all. More »

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      Barack Obama  • black community  • slavery  • NAACP

    • Obama Treads Lightly on Issue of Race

      New York Times  |  Aug 2, 08 2:13 PM CDT

      Obama Treads Lightly on Issue of Race

      (Newser) - Race has once again crept into the presidential race this week, and Barack Obama did his best to ignore it, the New York Times reports. John McCain’s campaign accused Obama of “playing the race card…from the bottom of the deck” when the Dem said McCain might attack him because he “doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.” But Obama resisted retaliating, trying to prevent a racial firefight. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • race relations  • black community  • the race card  • black

  • July 2008

    • Obama to NAACP: 'Seize Responsibility'

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 15, 08 4:44 AM CDT

      Obama to NAACP: 'Seize Responsibility'

      (Newser) - Barack Obama stood firm on his message to blacks of personal responsibility in his speech to the NAACP convention yesterday, reports the Chicago Tribune . The candidate, accused by Jesse Jackson last week of "talking down to black people," revisited his theme of personal accountability while stressing that responsibility also must be demanded from Washington and Wall Street. More »

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      Barack Obama  • civil rights  • African-American voters  • black community  • African-Americans  • NAACP

    • Black Media Outlets Focus on Obama Ads

      Advertising Age  |  Jul 14, 08 6:29 PM CDT

      Black Media Outlets Focus on Obama Ads

      (Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign hasn't spent much on advertising in African-American media, a trend many hope the candidate will reverse as he gears up for the general election, Advertising Age reports. "The audience has to be motivated to get out and vote," says a BET exec who cautions against taking the support of networks' viewers for granted. More »

    • Did Jackson Vent for Many?

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 11, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Did Jackson Vent for Many?

      (Newser) - Jesse Jackson is catching plenty of flak for his "cutting" remarks about Barack Obama, but he is unlikely to be the only one feeling some frustration with the candidate, writes Suzanne Goldenberg in the Guardian. Many supporters are angry Obama appears to be shifting to the right as he prepares for the election—and racial issues, now revived once again, are causing further friction. More »

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      Barack Obama  • African Americans  • Jesse Jackson  • black community

    • Obama Found His Identity in Chicago's Gritty South Side

      New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Obama Found His Identity in Chicago's Gritty South Side

      (Newser) - Between graduating college and starting Harvard Law School, Barack Obama spent three years working as a community organizer on Chicago's South Side. As he learned how to rally and mobilize people to progressive causes, he also developed a greater understanding of his identity as an African American. The New York Times examines that formative period in the candidate's life. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Chicago  • black community  • South Side  • political organizing

  • April 2008

    • Offended, Black Ministers Decry Wright's Comments

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 30, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      Offended, Black Ministers Decry Wright's Comments

      (Newser) - Jeremiah Wright's ideas don't "represent mainstream black thought on Sunday morning," black ministers and parishioners tell the Los Angeles Times —and they're worried that his recent comments are offensive and damaging to Barack Obama’s candidacy. “This didn’t have anything to do with the black church—it was basically an attack on the individual message he proclaimed, which hurt some individuals,” says one pastor. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Los Angeles  • Jeremiah Wright  • black community

  • March 2008

    • Are Black Immigrants Black?

      Mother Jones  |  Mar 1, 08 7:31 PM CST

      Are Black Immigrants Black?

      (Newser) - The notion that a black American must be a “descendant of West African slaves brought here to labor for whites against their will” just reinforces the “invisibility that black immigrants face in America,” Debra Dickerson writes in Mother Jones . But she can’t escape it herself, she admits; she has said that Barack Obama isn’t black, endorsing “a politico-cultural reality which I reject.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • education  • African Americans  • Ivy League  • black community  • West Africa  • African  • Malcolm X

  • January 2008

    • Obama Raises Black Hopes

      New York Times  |  Jan 5, 08 1:35 PM CST

      Obama Raises Black Hopes

      (Newser) - African-Americans across the country are largely proud, amazed, and thrilled after Barack Obama's Iowa win, writes the New York Times . Interviews across the country found that while Obama's support among black people is not universal, his triumph in a white state is nonetheless worthy of celebration. “I think he’s already made a significant change in the mindset of people,” said one Maryland man. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • race relations  • Iowa caucus  • African Americans  • black community

    • Obama Victory a Post-Partisan Vindication

      Washington Post  |  Jan 4, 08 6:58 AM CST

      Obama Victory a Post-Partisan Vindication

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's decisive victory in Iowa last night defied conventional wisdom, writes the Washington Post , with a new kind of candidate conducting a new kind of campaign. Obama faced substantial pressure to alter his style to aggressively attack Hillary Clinton when her nearly 30-point lead gave her an aura of "inevitability."  But he stuck with his "post-partisan" message to win an overwhelmingly white state by more than eight points over second- and third-place finishers John Edwards and Clinton. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Iowa caucus  • black community

  • October 2007

    • Rudy's Blunt Opinions Ruled NYC Airwaves

      New York Times  |  Oct 5, 07 11:45 PM CDT

      Rudy's Blunt Opinions Ruled NYC Airwaves

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is a tempered presidential candidate these days, belying the fiery personality displayed on his mayoral radio show in the '90s. Radio Rudy was a loose cannon, known for telling callers to seek psychiatric help, the Times reports. He was unafraid to needle interest groups, once saying “the NRA has lost all credibility” because of its assault weapons support. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • New York  • radio  • mayor  • NRA  • black community  • ferret

  • August 2007

    • Newspaper Editor Assassinated

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 2, 07 5:39 PM CDT

      Newspaper Editor Assassinated

      (Newser) - The editor of an Oakland newspaper was shot dead in broad daylight today in what police say they believe was a contracted hit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Chauncey Bailey was a fixture in the African-American community, known for aggressive coverage of issues and confrontational interviews with city officials. But the motives behind his killing remain unknown. More »

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      murder  • assassination  • journalist  • black community  • Oakland  • Chauncey Bailey  • hitman  • Oakland Post

  • June 2007
  • April 2007

    • Blair Blames Crime Wave on Black Culture

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 12, 07 10:47 AM CDT

      Blair Blames Crime Wave on Black Culture

      (Newser) - Black culture is responsible for a recent rash of teenage murders in Britain, Tony Blair said yesterday in a burst of un-PC criminology that outraged black leaders. The violence, which has killed seven teens in recent weeks, won't let up unless Britons stop “pretending it is not young black kids doing it," Blair said. More »

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      Great Britain  • crime  • children  • teenagers  •