Political conventions have become highly produced affairs with few spontaneous or unexpected moments. The parties are increasingly using their conventions to expose voters to party big...
You’ve heard the phrases “swing state” and “battleground state.” Basically, they amount to the same thing in an election year: territory that is up for grabs...
While driving into work Monday morning and listening to the round robin of commentary on satellite radio regarding the GOP convention and Hurricane Isaac, I had...
Amanda Quick reflects on her experience interning at the Olympics as well as Black American athletes who made an impact in London. “Let’s go U.S.A,” echoed...
It rained again this morning in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. No surprise. It is the wet season in this small African nation that sits next to the...
The shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin is becoming a defining moment in race relations. The unarmed teenager’s fatal encounter with neighborhood watch volunteer, George...
Let me put it this way… If you weren’t here in Washington, DC for the 2nd Annual USBC School of Chamber Management, you should have been!...
Just over a month ago Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP during their national convention. I thought Romney’s speech was horrible and quite a waste of time because...
The estimates of African-American women who belong to Catholic Religious orders vary, but black nuns in the U.S. certainly number in the hundreds. Among them is...
Whitney Houston’s final performance will bow Friday with the opening of her movie Sparkle. It has been 5 months since the 48 year old singer/actress died,...