African American Columnists Roundup

Bob Herbert discusses depressing plight of the City of Detroit, once one of America’s great cities: The city of Detroit is using federal money to destroy thousands upon thousands of empty homes, giving in to a sense of desperation that says there is no way to rebuild the city so let’s do the opposite: let’s [...]

This Week in Washington: June 21, 2010

The White House:  After a not so stellar speech to the nation, President Obama bounced back this week after securing a $20 billion (yeah, that’s with a B) escrow account from BP to make gulf coast residents whole.  The President used his weekly address to rail against Republicans blocking progress.  Something tells us we’ll hear [...]

South Carolina on My Mind: Alvin Greene

South Carolina politics provide the richest commentary on the unthinkable. The June 8th South Carolina primary have left the Democrats in a conundrum. South Carolina Democrats have been quick to dump on Alvin Greene, a candidate that seemed to emerge from under a rock to become the Democratic Senate nominee to face Republican Senator Jim [...]

June 8 Primaries – Biggest Primary Day of the Year

The New York Times has a great guide on what to watch as primary returns come in this evening. Of all the incumbents on the ballot across the nation Tuesday, of all the establishment figures whose careers are on the line in this midterm election year, there is no bigger target than Senator Harry Reid [...]

Black Tea Partiers

Tim Wise from Cosmic Navel Lint imagines what would happen if Tea Partiers were Black: Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters —the [...]

This Week in Washington: April 5, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to offer a holiday greeting and call on people of all faiths and nonbelievers to remember our shared spirit of humanity. The White House Easter Egg Roll kicks off this morning with the President, First Lady and a star-studded cast.  President Obama will travel to Prague [...]

This Week in Washington: March 29, 2010

The White House: President Obama surprised the press with a surprise visit to Afghanistan to visit the troops.  While in Afghanistan, the President met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.  This week, President Obama will sigh health care reform Part Deux, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act in Northern Virginia.  He’ll also travel to North [...]

This Week in Washington: March 22, 2010 (March Madness)

What a week!  The House passage of the health care reform bill was a nail biter.  By a vote of 219 to 212, the House of Representatives sent the Senate health care reform package to the President’s desk.  Of course, that is just the beginning.  There are several “fix-it” bills to come.  Find out how your [...]

So What’s Exactly in the New Health Care Reform Law?

Tonight’s passage by the House of Representatives of the health care reform bill sends it on the fast track to the President’s desk.  The Senate passed the same bill in December.  And if you recall from Schoolhouse Rock, both chambers have to pass the same language before it can be sent to the President’s desk for [...]

What Do Lobbyists Actually Do?

blackgirlgrown is excited to feature Kimberly A. Woodard, also known as the Accidental Lobbyist, to the blogosphere.  Kimberly just debuted her new blog, the Accidental Lobbyist.  Kimberly has been lobbying for close to twenty years and is using the blog to demystify and humanize the profession.  In one of her inaugural posts Kimberly explains what [...]

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