Perspectives
What Does Sen. Hillary Clinton Want?
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Is Clinton setting Obama up to lose general election? (FCN, 04-25-2008) I remember that question, “What does Jesse Want?” asked of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. by the media when he had been defeated badly in the New York Primary in his 1984 campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. We had to sit down one day...
Why Blue Collar Whites Vote Against Themselves
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Election pundits have repeatedly asked why Barack Obama has trouble attracting blue collar Whites as if he created the problem and could solve it. Hillary is seldom asked why Blacks don’t vote for her, a problem she could solve. But it is interesting why blue collar Whites consistently vote against themselves, supporting Republicans who care...
Is Alicia Keys In Tune With The Conspiracy?
Alicia Keys recently alluded to the government’s involvement in “Gangster Rap” and the deaths of Biggie and Tupac. Some so-called Black people started talking about how ridiculous it was for Alicia Keys to be thinking. “She needs to shut up and just sing and play the piano.” No, what needs to happen is you need to “open up”...
The Attack on Black Theology
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Related story: What Rev. Jeremiah Wright Really Said (FCN, 04-20-2008) It began last year with Fox TV commentators Hannity and Combs calling the theology followed by Dr. Jeremiah Wright’s church a “cult.” But it continues with recent news articles calling Black Theology a “strange religion” and a “separatist” concept. All of these characterizations are distorted in that...
The Symbolism of King Kong
The Black Brute Caricature (Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia) The April 2008 issue of Vogue magazine depicts NBA star LeBron James and a blue eyed blonde in a pose that is strikingly similar to the depiction of King Kong and a blonde in the movie. Am I making too much of the picture? Well, the 1987 movie version of...
Blackening Barack Obama
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- What I’m wondering right now is why none of the other candidates for president have been held to account for the sermons of their pastors. It’s not like the other instances where John McCain’s surrogate pastor was speaking for the campaign when he went off the deep end pronouncing Barack Obama’s full name repeatedly, or...
The wealthiest Blacks in the world
WILLIAM.REED Collectively Black Americans are the richest blacks in the world. But, only two Black Americans can claim a nine-figure income. Times are changing and Black Africans are making more money than Black Americans and have made it onto Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest billionaires. At the top of Forbes' list, Warren Buffett's $62 billion ranks him as the world's...
The State of Black Politics: Confused
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Institutionalization of the Black Agenda: The Politics of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (FCN, 10-12-2003)Black politics in America: Before the Mayflower, Reconstruction and after WWII (FCN, 10-01-2003)The need for a new Black politics (Carter G. Woodson) I noted some time ago that it was a good thing that the Black masses were gravitating toward Barack Obama on...
Building up to Saviours’ Day 1981: The Rebirth of the Nation
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent It was September 1977, at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Dinner. Min. Louis Farrakhan was in attendance. He was a “free spirit” so to speak. He was no longer affiliated with the World Community of Islam in the West, what had been the Nation of Islam. Min. Farrakhan told me that he was traveling around the country, considering...
‘Democracy’ fails Africa
(FinalCall.com) - Kenya is another country in Africa challenged by its attempt to govern its people under a western-style democracy. Although Kenya has a strong economy, the botched elections that recently took place put this beautiful country on the “Failed State” list with other African nations using western style democracy to elect their leaders. This list of considered...