Obama: Race, Politics, Unifying Our Country

“I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton’s Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he [...]

Pattersons Stepped Out On Each Other

In a series of interviews with The News in the past few days, Mr. Paterson said that he had an affair starting in 1999 and ending in 2001. It was not clear if he had subsequent relationships outside his marriage, and no details were given of any extramarital affair that Ms. Paterson may have had. [...]

The Most Compelling Black Music Figure Of The Last 50 Years

In 1994, Tupac Shakur was ambushed, beaten and shot at the Quad Recording Studios in New York. He insisted that friends of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs were behind it. New information supports him.
“The ambush at the Quad remains a source of fascination and frustration to music fans and law enforcement officials alike. No one has [...]

Obama To Give Speech on Race in Philly Tomorrow

UPDATE:Obama speech at 10:15 EST. Can be streamed here. Will upload video when available.

Obama plans to address the issue of race in this campaign in Philadelphia tomorrow. He plans to talk “not just about Reverend Wright, but the larger issue of race in this campaign.” He feels that the press was not [...]