President Obama

Stuck on Stupid

Valerie Elverton Dixon 7-28-2009

Here we go again.

Talking While Stupid

Brian McLaren 7-27-2009

I think President Obama was right to soften the tone of his statement the other day on the Gates arre

Professor Gates, Sgt. Crowley, and the Balance of Power

Melvin Bray 7-24-2009

There are only a handful of widely, cross-culturally known black intellectuals in this country-Maya Angelou, Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Julianne Malveaux, and maybe a few others.

Health Care and Structural Violence

Valerie Elverton Dixon 7-24-2009

Just peace theory recognizes that there is more than one kind of violence.

Are we living in the golden age of racial debates? Every week seems to bring some new wrinkle in the national conversation about race, class, and ethnicity. And with the emergence of social media, we can now engage in these conversations with ever-greater frequency and intensity.

Mr. Obama, Our Immigration Enforcement Policy Perpetuates Racial Profiling

Allison Johnson 7-23-2009

While watching Barack Obama's health care press conference last night, I wasn't surprised when he took a question regarding the arrest and subsequent media uproar surrounding his good friend, Henry

Why We Still Need the NAACP

Aja M. Carr 7-20-2009

Last week marked the centennial celebration of the nation's oldest and most respected civil rights organization, the National

Video: Jim Wallis and Tavis Smiley on Perspective, Prayer, and the President

Jim Wallis 7-16-2009

Earlier this year, Jim Wallis sat down with Tavis Smiley to talk about his role in public media of raising issues and asking questions that others are not.

Stop this Malicious E-mail

LaVonne Neff 7-15-2009

An e-mail is circulating that, like most scary e-mails, is entirely false.

Obama, Africa, and Truth-Telling

Valerie Elverton Dixon 7-14-2009

Now that the Cold War that was anything but cold in Africa is over; now that the CIA, as far as we know, no longer pays for the overthrow and murder of democratically elected leaders as it did with

Obama in Ghana: The Capacity of Hope

Nontando Hadebe 7-14-2009

The visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Ghana this past weekend was described as his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa.

The Pope and the President: Unlikely Allies Seeking Common Ground for the Common Good

John Gehring 7-10-2009

When Pope Benedict XVI meets with President Obama in Rome today, a shy German theologian and a charismatic leader known for his international rock star appeal will find plenty to agree on despite s

Daring to Disarm: McNamara and the Moscow Summit

Jessica Wilbanks 7-07-2009

At around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, two headlines were dueling for the coveted center space of the New York Times Web site.

'A Step-by-Step Agenda for the Elimination of Nuclear Arms'

Jim Wallis 7-06-2009

The page one story in Sunday's New York Times is one that I have been waiting for for a long time.

Protests and International Pressure Against Honduras Coup Continue

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 7-02-2009

As the situation regarding the military ouster of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya continues to develop, I Metroed across town to the U.S. State Department to photograph a protest calling for cutting off U.S. aid to Honduras until Zelaya's reinstatement.