Barack Obama has effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for President, The Associated Press reports. The 46-year-old Senator from Illinois outlasted former First Lady Hillary Clinton in the historic run for the White House. He now goes on to face Arizona Senator John McCain in the General Election this November. Barack Obama is the first black candidate to lead a major party’s campaign for President.
Barack Obama has resigned his 20-year membership at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago following a rash of inflammatory remarks made by his longtime pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The decision comes one day after video footage featuring a guest priest at the church making mocking comments about presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was released online. Read the rest of this entry »
Senator Barack Obama tackles recent criticism of his wife Michelle Obama on GMA. Read the rest of this entry »
Barack Obama is the next President of the United States, according to the May 2008 issue of Time Magazine.
Senator Barack Obama talks about the controversy surrounding his relationship with his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in this clip from Thursday’s Today Show.
Rev. Al Sharpton has denied the veracity of New York Post story claiming that he and Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama had a “heated” phone call about plans to protest the acquittal of three NYPD police officers in the Sean Bell “50 Shots” case. Read the rest of this entry »
Michelle Obama, wife of Illinois senator and presidental hopeful Barack Obama, appeared on The Colbert Report on Tuesday night.
Tavis Smiley is leaving the Tom Joyner Morning Show. The PBS television personality made the announcement on Friday morning installment of the TJMS. The commentator has been with the show since 1996. According to scathing reports from the Rumor Mill, Tavis is walking following severe fan backlash over his so-called ‘Barack Bashing” commentaries. Tavis came under fire in February when he publicly criticized presidental hopeful Barack Obama’s failure to attend Smiley’s annual State of the Black Union Conference in New Orleans. Read the rest of this entry »
Senator Barack Obama, fresh off the heels of a win in Mississippi, on The CBS Early Show.
Democratic Presidential nominee hopeful Barack Obama on GMA. The Illinois senator balks at the mention of a Clinton/Obama ticket and comments on controversial remarks made be former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro.
