As the evidence continues to mount across America showing a pervasive and increasingly blatant manifestation of racism in all of its varied and virulent forms, the nation’s first black President’s acknowledgement and response has been at best, cautious and at worst, non-existent. This is a curious anomaly since President Obama himself has been the target of racist jokes, disrespect, and treated like a nigger from the first day he took office. Recent racist emails directed at

As Barack Obama feverishly attempts to craft a lasting legacy with less than two years remaining in his Presidency, the African American appears to be the odd man out. The constituency that ushered Mr. Obama into the White House with over 90% voter approval in each of the last two presidential elections has been left holding the bag. An empty one! All of the Obamamaniacs in the African American community who had so much joy and, yes, hope for a new dawn in prosperity and incl

The election of Barack Hussein Obama as the first African American President was hailed by most as a watershed moment in the centuries old struggle for racial equality in America. This miraculous achievement was in the minds of many proof positive that we had overcome the barriers of endemic and systemic racism in this country. While Mr. Obama’s election indeed was an accomplishment that most thought would never come, it by no means has signaled an end to the structural and s

As the United States again rallies European support (under the guise of NATO) for another military foray into the Middle East in the name of freedom and democracy, the face of Western Imperialism and colonialism has changed. The players, the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany remain the same; but the face of this long-standing European alliance is now black. Barack Hussein Obama, the 42nd president of the United States has willingly or unwittingly assumed the le