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Sidney Poiter, Desmond Tutu, & Joseph Lowery win Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is, along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of Congress the highest civilian award in the…
Swastika painted on black congressman's sign outside office

Someone spray-painted a large swastika on a sign outside the office of a Georgia congressman who was involved in a contentious argument over health care at a recent community meeting.Democratic Rep. David Scott, who is b…
The 9 Lives of Marion Barry. Monday Night on HBO

On August 10, 2009 on HBO at 9PM Eastern Time. The documentary follows the life of Marion Barry from militant, to civil rights leader, to mayor, to prisoner, to mayor of Washington DC again. Check out the trailer below:h…
Why aren't republicans reaching out to black voters

Hi my name is George Cook. I am an African American writer and blogger. I am also the author of a new eBook for the Amazon Kindle Talk Honestly: One Black Man's Thoughts available here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002E19JK…
Video: Barack Obama at White House Corespondents Dinner

Check out this video of Barack Obama doing his best Chris Rock imitation at the 2009 White House Association Correspondents Dinner. He takes comedic shots at Micheal Steele, Rush Limbaugh, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and…
Video: Homeless woman ask President Obama for help

Barack Obama spoke in the town of Fort Myers during his effort to build support for his stimulus plan. A homeless woman named Henrietta Hughes asked President Obama for help. Watch her impassioned plea by clicking the li…
Black man to run for governor of Alabama

A black man not named Charles Barkley will run for Alabama's highest office. U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, an early supporter of Barack Obama with uncanny similarities to the new president, announced his Democratic candidacy fo…
Obama inspires black Iraqis to run.....

Barack Obama has inspred blacks in Iraq to run for office although none has ever been allowed to run let alone hold office. One of these men himself the "Iraqi Obama" and hopes to channel President Barack Obama's good lu…
Jesse Jackson Jr asked to resign

Due to some perceived involvement in the Gov. Rod Blagojevich pay to play scandal protestors in Chicago are asking Jesse Jackson . Read more by clicking the link below: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackvie…
Barack Obama Nov. 4 victory speech

Watch the entire Barack Obama November 4 2008 victory speech after he made history by becoming the first African American President by clicking the link below:http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html