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March 2008 - Posts
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Over 250 activists and supporters, including the lieutenant governor, call for the governor to cancel his order cracking down on illegal immigrants. Read More...
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The list reads more like demands from a Hollywood agent than from a candidate to lead the schools for an antebellum-tinged suburb of Atlanta. Read More...
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Agolden rule in the game of American (or any modern professional) politics is that if you are behind in a campaign and you’re running out of time, you “go negative”. Twenty years ago I actually took a class in professional campaign tactics at Harvard Read More...
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The Santa Catalina Island town is about 70% Latino, but its civic life is a mostly white domain. From a breezy country club veranda overlooking the rooftops in the seaside resort village of Avalon, Robert Gonzalez waited anxiously Saturday for his name Read More...
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Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon angrily condemned Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Friday for dispatching 200 deputies and posse members into the streets for a second night of high-profile saturation patrols with the intent to arrest illegal immigrants. Read More...
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The surprise success of Under the Same Moon shows that Latino audiences will respond to films that tell their own stories Read More...
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WASHINGTON -- During his well-publicized endorsement of Barack Obama, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson praised the presidential candidate for his candor about race. "As a Hispanic, I was particularly touched by his words," Richardson said, "Senator Obama Read More...
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The underlying themes of the presidential race seemed to infiltrate the battle over the filling of a vacancy on the Bethlehem board. Read More...
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“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy. Read More...
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Is the man the new king of the hill? And how'd he get everyone to like him? Read More...
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If Obama wins the Democratic nomination for president, he might have more of an Asian problem if McCain chooses the country's lone Asian governor as the Republican vice presidential candidate. Read More...
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One of the key arguments used by proponents of open borders is that America has always welcomed the downtrodden of the world to join us. Americans are a compassionate people with a strong sense of right and wrong. We believe it is our duty to help those Read More...
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Ethnic media responded to Sen. Barack Obama's call for a national dialogue on race differently, agreeing on one thing: that it was long overdue for a makeover. Read More...
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ONLINE: New Online Site Displays Color of Politics Multicultural political junkies now have a Web site of their own as Atlanta-based broadband video network and Internet portal Politics In Color seeks to provide an online community for minorities to discuss Read More...
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Officials pick Tenaglia as director over Torres-Cordero. Collective groans of ''unbelievable'' shot up Tuesday from residents after the Bethlehem Area School Board again bypassed a Hispanic candidate in favor of a white man to fill a board vacancy. Read More...
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GOP candidate tells Latino business group that it is not government's job to bail out banks or lenders as anti-illegal immigration protestors gather at fundraiser. Read More...
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The current "interregnum" leading up to the Pennsylvania primary April 22 is fast becoming one of the worst periods of negative campaigning so far in the presidential contest. Read More...
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After a series of impressive victories over the past few months, Sen. Barack Obama has witnessed a cooling of enthusiasm for his candidacy as the prospects of electing the nation's first Black president inches closer to reality. Read More...
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The Lambda Theta Phi fraternity is looking to clean up stereotypes of Hispanic males. "As Latino males, we already have a stereotype," said Ruben Salazar, vice president of the fraternity's UNM chapter. "Usually, people only see the negative aspects of Read More...
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Leading up to Pennsylvania, the Democratic presidential contest is getting nasty. Read More...
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March 22, 2008— B arack Obama’s speech on race – both laying out the nation’s multi-sided racial resentments and pointing to a path beyond them – might be called his “Michael Douglas moment,” reminiscent of the speech near the end of “The American President. Read More...
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Last Tuesday morning, Sen. Barack Obama gave a speech which was billed in advance as a "major speech on the issue of race in the campaign." This speech came on the heels of the release of video clips of Obama's pastor, Jeremiah Wright... Read More...
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Happy families and workers holding up candidate signs are standard campaign video fare. Read More...
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Maria Chavez and two of her Patterson High School classmates went to the Hispanic Education Conference on Saturday in Modesto to learn that the path to college and the career opportunities that follow are accessible. Read More...
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The following is the text of Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race last Tuesday in Philadelphia, as provided by his presidential campaign. "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Read More...
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Obama delivered this speech on race on Tuesday. Read More...
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Barack Obama’s speech on race – both laying out the nation’s multi-sided racial resentments and pointing to a path beyond them – might be called his “Michael Douglas moment,” reminiscent of the speech near the end of “The American President.” Read More...
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WASHINGTON - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president yesterday, saying that he was deeply moved by Obama's speech this week on race in America and that he was confident the first-term Illinois senator is prepared on Read More...
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The Stations of the Cross march in L.A. serves a dual purpose for Catholics: reflecting on their faith as well as their politics. The first Station of the Cross was observed in front of a small church on the corner of Gless and 3rd streets in Boyle Heights. Read More...
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WASHINGTON - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president yesterday, saying that he was deeply moved by Obama's speech this week on race in America and that he was confident the first-term Illinois senator is prepared on Read More...
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San Francisco Women Against Rape seeks volunteers committed to supporting survivors of sexual assault, challenging all forms of oppression, and developing valuable counseling skills. People of color and people who are bilingual/bicultural are encouraged Read More...
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, backed Barack Obama for president Friday, moved to deliver his much-coveted endorsement by the senator's speech about race. Read More...
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WASHINGTON (AFP)--Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., presidential hopes won a much- needed boost Friday with the endorsement of Hispanic governor Bill Richardson, a long-time member of the Clinton administration. Read More...
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Democrat Barack Obama's presidential hopes won a much-needed boost Friday with the endorsement of Hispanic governor Bill Richardson, a long-time member of the Clinton administration. Read More...
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Democrat Barack Obama's presidential hopes won a much-needed boost Friday with the endorsement of Hispanic governor Bill Richardson, a long-time member of the Clinton administration. Read More...
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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama picked up the support of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who began the year as a rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Richardson, in a statement posted Friday on the Web site of his defunct presidential campaign Read More...
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"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Read More...
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In recent weeks, economic turmoil and the role of race in politics have emerged as top national issues. In the second part of the NewsHour's Big Picture discussion, a group of citizens share their views on the economy and reflect on U.S. race relations Read More...
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“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy. Read More...
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“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy. Read More...
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Set aside the politics of Sen. Barak Obama's speech on race if you can. Leave it to others to discuss how effective he was in quieting the fury around the red-hot words of his ex-pastor. Read More...
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Beneath the personal anecdotes and historical allusions of Barack Obama's speech, it was a delicately crafted political statement - one that makes clear that Obama understands exactly how much peril he is facing, the Politico reports. Read More...
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Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Read More...
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"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Read More...
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Barack Obama’s plunge into the race issue in Philadelphia on Tuesday at times sounded more like a sermon than a speech. Read More...
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The following is the full text of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech as it was prepared for delivery Tuesday in Philadelphia. Read More...
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As Prepared for Delivery...“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s Read More...
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Following is the text of Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech, as prepared for delivery. For an interactive package on the speech and the issue of race, click here . Read More...
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Delivered Tuesday March 18, 2008, at Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Read More...
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, in Philadelphia, Tuesday delivered a speech on race relations in the United States. Read More...
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The following is a transcript of Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race, as provided by Obama's campaign. Read More...
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Text of speech on race by presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Read More...
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The following is transcript of a speech by U.S. Sen. Barack Obama in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008. Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's Read More...
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The following is transcript of a speech by U.S. Sen. Barack Obama in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008. Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's Read More...
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