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Fath Davis Ruffins, the museum’s curator of African American History and Culture, moderated a panel discussion on race and presidential politics (in Lincolns time and our own). Lincolns views on race, and indeed the national debates on racial issues and politics in the mid-19th century, were much more complex and complicated that simply a question of whether to end the institution of slavery. Lincoln and his contemporaries also wrestled with issues of colonization, voting and other political and social rights, interracial marriage, gradual versus immediate emancipation, and, as one congressman argued, whether the United States was a nation made by white men, for white men. To discuss these issues, which have an incredibly relevant legacy today, panelists included Dr. Maurice Jackson and Dr. Chandra Manning of Georgetown University; Dr. Edna Greene Medford of Howard University; and Dr. Ronald Walters, author of Black Presidential Politics in America and director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland.

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 …

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Complete video at: fora.tv Cornel West condemns what he calls Ronald Reagan’s “indifference to poor people” and claims the former president ushered in a new set of “vicious policies” towards minorities and the underprivileged. “The whole Republican Party would reshape itself by that kind of…white supremacist deployment.” —– In this intimate exploration, one of America’s most gifted and provocative public intellectuals peels back the layers of a remarkable life. – Los Angeles Public Library Cornel West is a philosopher, author, critic, and civil rights activist. His works include The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought, Race Matters, and The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Century. Tavis Smiley is a broadcaster, author, advocate and philanthropist. TIME Magazine honored Smiley in 2009 as one of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People.” He is currently the host of the late night television talk show, “Tavis Smiley” on PBS and “The Tavis Smiley Show” distributed by Public Radio International (PRI). In addition to his radio and television work, Smiley has authored fourteen books. His memoir, What I Know For Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America, was a New York Times bestseller.

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.

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Speaker: Melissa Harris-Lacewell, an associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton University Location: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Date: Apr 30, 2008 Melissa Harris-Lacewell is an associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton. She received her BA in English from Wake Forest University, her Ph.D. in political science from Duke University and an honorary doctorate from Meadville Lombard Theological School. She is also a student at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Harris-Lacewell is author of “Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought” (Princeton 2004). This text demonstrates how African Americans develop political ideas through ordinary conversations in places like barbershops, churches, and popular culture. The work was awarded the 2005 WEB DuBois book award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. It is also the winner of the 2005 Best Book Award from the Race and Ethnic Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Her academic research has been published in scholarly journals and edited volumes and her interests include the study of African American political thought, black religious ideas and practice, and social and clinical psychology. Harris-Lacewell is at work on a new book “For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn’t Enough.” It is an examination of the …