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Black America and Obama: The Cost of Silence

By Frederick Alexander Meade • Oct 4th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Since the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, numerous constituencies have experienced some measure of social uplift as they have exercised their political strength in compelling the administration to advance their interests.

This reality prevails, as the Hispanic community, ever politically cognizant of Obama’s campaign promises ensuring [...]



A Third Party: The Choice for the African-American Masses

By Frederick Alexander Meade • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Worth A Second Look

In the many months since the 2008 presidential election, an increasing number of those within the African-American community have begun to question whether the electing of the United States first African-American President, Barack Obama, has functioned to yield any significant results in regard to remedying the abject condition of many of the group’s members.
Expressions of [...]



Gates’ ”Slavery Blame Game” Misses the Point

By Frederick Alexander Meade • Apr 30th, 2010 • Category: Politics

In recent days an enormous discussion has taken form within many American quarters, as Dr. Henry Louis Gates has once again weighed in on the question of reparations for African Americans.
The Harvard Professor’s most recent article entitled, “Ending the Slavery Blame Game”, in which Gates produces information regarding those African nations which actively aided European [...]