Barack Obama has taken the oath of office and been sworn in as America’s 44th president – and the country’s first African-American leader. More than one million people gathered in the National Mall in a wintry Washington DC, to see Mr Obama take the oath shortly after 1200 (1700 GMT). He used his inaugural address to vow to begin the work of “remaking America”.
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Patricia Hill is the Executive Director for the African American Police League Salim Muwakkil senior editor for In These Times one of the countrys most insightful writers on issues of African-American culture and politics. He is also a Crime and Communities Media
Over 1500 Black Babies Per Day Are Killed In The USA / Pro-Life Anti-Abortion Video. Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics kill over 1500 black babies a day in the United States. Almost 80% of Planned Parenthood’s Abortion Clinics are located in minority neighborhoods. The taxes of hard working Black Americans help fund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger, who once visited and gave a speech to the Ku Klux Klan and also created her famous “Negro Project” in 1939. Although only 13 percent of American women are black, they account for about 35 percent of the abortions in the USA. The Christian Defense Coalition (CDC) has launched a campaign called “Barack Obama: The Abortion President” highlighting what it says is Sen. Barack Obama’s position that taxpayers should fund abortions. The Christian Defense Coalition claims that last year, according to the Chicago Tribune, Obama said his proposal for expanded access to health insurance would cover “reproductive health services.” An Obama spokesperson contacted afterward said that would include abortions. The Obama campaign’s web site says the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee “has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving women’s rights under Roe v. Wade a priority as President.” Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, in a press release criticized Obama’s position, saying, “Senator Obama talks about bringing hope …
Despite claims to the contrary, Barack Obama’s presidency does not herald a post-racial America or a new black politics, according to United States Studies Centre visitor, African-American cultural expert, Professor Kevin Gaines. Professor Kevin Gaines is the Director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, and Professor of History at the University of Michigan and visited the United States Studies Centre to discuss the topic of Barack Obama and African American politics.
The Paul Laurence Dunbar Centennial Conference, sponsored by Stanford’s American Studies Program, explores new critical perspectives on the diversity of Dunbar’s literary production as a poet, novelist, lyricist, dramatist, and journalist. James Smethhurst, “Dunbar and African American Dualism;” Jennifer Terry, “”When Dey ‘Listed Colored Soldiers’: Dunbar’s Poetic Engagement with the Civil War and Violence;” Nicole Waligora-Davis, “Lynchings: Fictions of Law, Evidence, and Science in Dunbar’s Writings;” Kenneth Warren, “‘Some Men are Born Great, Some Achieve Greatness, and Others Lived During the Reconstruction Period’: Dunbar and the Character of History.” Stanford University www.stanford.edu Paul Laurence Dunbar Centennial Conference www.stanford.edu Stanford Channel on YouTube www.youtube.com
GTV reporter Tricia sits down with prominent Black leaders to discuss issues that arise from being an African American political leader. Student Producer: Tricia Producer: Jeremy Bessoff
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