Category: Political Studies
Politics: New Black Power? — Part 1
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1984 program examines politics and Black America Guests: Rev. Joseph Lowery and Joseph Madison (624)
Can the Democrats Win in 1992?
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Peter Brown, political correspondent and author of Minority Party: Why Democrats Face Defeat in 1992 and Beyond (Regnery Gateway) explains why White voters have increasingly supported the Republicans instead of the D...
The Y2K Problem
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In year 2000 the Assistant Secretary of Defense stated that “we are going to be in the biggest operational test the world has ever seen.” It has become known as the Y2K problem. 2103
Black America, The Republicans are Coming
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President Bush’s victory in 2004 increased his percentage of Black voters by two percent, and pushed the Democrats in Congress even deeper in the minority. How are Black Democrats responding to Bush’s campaign to att...
Why The Congress of the Black Caucus Opposes President Bush
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The 39-member Congressional Black Caucus calls itself the “Conscience of the Congress.” Representative Elijah Cummings, who represents Maryland’s 7th district, serves as chair of the all-Democratic caucus. When he w...
Visions and Images of the Struggles of Old
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Issues, events and personalities that shaped the African-American community and the nation. 1401
Is The Black Vote For Sale?
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Rev. Buster Soaries, Pastor of the the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in NJ and John Fund, editorial page writer with The Wall Street Journal discuss allegations of buying Black votes. 1634
Blacks and the GOP
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The New York Times, in a 6-column headline, concluded that the Republican Party’s efforts to attract more Black votes had come up short. What is it that prevents the Republican Party from attracting a large Black bloc...
