Mary Pattillo on the Black Middle Class

Before continuing my series on Stokely Carmichael and the Black Power Movement I would like to make a brief excursus on the Black Middle Class.
A few weeks ago my attention was called to a Video on that subject, which turned out to be very interesting now that due to US President Barack Obama the world [...]

Inaugural Oath, second attempt: Barack Obama decided to take the oath again

Having messed up the inaugural oath during the presidential inauguration ceremonies on Capitol Hill, Obama was responsive to constitutional expert’s pleas urging him to retake the oath.
“It’s an open question whether he’s president until he takes the proper oath” stressed Jack Beermann, a Boston University constitutional scholar.  Moreover, Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor at [...]

The Inaugural Oath: Who messed it up? Chief Justice John Roberts or the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama?

When Barack Hussein Obama took the oath at 12.05 am he was already President of the the United States. The presidency did not start off too well for him though as there were obvious problems with the Inaugural Oath. Who messed up? Chief Justice John Roberts mixing up words or Barack Obama getting confused?
You decide.
This [...]

These Sites broadcast Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration

For those of you who want to follow Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration online, here’s a list of sites that will broadcast the event on January 20.
The Inaugural Ceremonies will start at 10am EST (16.00 CET) at the U.S. Capitol. Most of the Live Streams might begin earlier.

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Presidential Inaugural Committee
ABC News
CBS [...]

“Oh freedom, Oh freedom, Oh freedom over me…

…And before I’d be a slave, I’d be buried in my grave. And go home to my Lord and be free.”

The voice of freedom, Odetta (Holmes), will not be able to fulfil her wish to sing at Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration. The black artist passed away on Tuesday in Manhattan, NY, at age 77.
This video [...]

Al Qaeda’s Nr. 2 Discredits Obama-Election Evoking the Distinction between House and Field Negroes

Obama Bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in the most recent Al Qaeda tape praised Malcolm X bringing discredit on the US president-elect Barack Obama:
“And in you and in Colin Powell, Rice and your likes, the words of Malcolm X (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning ‘House Negroes’ are confirmed.”
Reintroducing the distinction between House [...]

Tupac’s “Changes” vs. Obama’s “Change we can believe in”

Through his moving rhetoric and his charisma Barack Obama has conquered the entire world, some German newspapers called him even the world’s president (“Weltpraesident“). But what about the people living in the poor and degenerated areas of the United States? Can Obama’s words follow up with deeds to help improve their living condition and be [...]

Ann Nixon Cooper – 106 years of American history

“This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann [...]

The strange Relation between Lincoln and Obama

“As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.”
In his speeches the newly elect president Barack Obama often recalls the achievements of Abraham Lincoln. Having pressed for unity among the Americans and the abolition [...]

Yes, we did it! The Defining Moment has finally come. Barack Obama’s Presidential Victory Speech at Chicago