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Marc Lamont Hill
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Aug 27, 2008 11:32 AM
After Monday’s DNC lovefest, I was worried that the Democrats were going to follow the ridiculous 2004 Convention strategy of avoiding direct attacks on the Republicans. Fortunately, Tuesday was markedly different. Rather than merely engaging in warm...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Aug 26, 2008 11:25 AM
Yesterday marked the first day of the Democratic National Convention. Here’s my report card for some of the major players: Nancy Pelosi Grade: B In the midst of yesterday’s lovefest, Nancy Pelosi was one of the few people with a strong message. More than...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Aug 20, 2008 10:20 AM
With the convention a few days away, Barack Obama has finally decided on his vice-presidential pick and will make his announcement any day now. Here’s my take on the finalists: Evan Bayh: To be sure, Bayh is a safe and smart pick. As a centrist, Bayh...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Aug 18, 2008 09:56 AM
Yesterday, it was announced that Hillary Clinton will have her name placed into nomination at the Democratic National Convention. Although we’re being assured that this is a technicality, I‘m still scared. Admittedly, as a brother who thinks his phone...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Aug 11, 2008 11:16 AM
On Friday, it was revealed that John Edwards had been engaged in an extramarital affair during 2006. Here are my thoughts: • To many the National Enquirer is nothing more than a tawdry rag that prints unfounded accusations. (As someone who’s been in the...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Aug 7, 2008 02:35 PM
Nearly thirty years ago today, the city of Philadelphia was embroiled in one of the most bloody and tragic confrontations in its history. On August 8, 1978, Philadelphia police were involved in a shootout with members of MOVE, a pan-African organization...
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hillm
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Aug 1, 2008 03:20 PM
This "defending Obama" stuff is getting quite old… As someone who is highly skeptical and critical of the Obama campaign, I am truly annoyed by the number of times per week that I’m forced to defend him from ridiculous Right wing attacks. This time around,...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Jul 28, 2008 11:18 AM
Yesterday, news reports revealed that Barack Obama has begun the process of creating a presidential transition team to ensure that he hits the ground running after his inauguration. As expected, the McCain campaign and its conservative allies are using...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Jul 17, 2008 07:40 AM
For the past week, Reverend Jesse Jackson has drawn intense criticism for his recent comments about Barack Obama. First, let me say that Jackson’s comments about Senator Obama were crude, inappropriate, and inexcusable. Also, the decision to offer them...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Jul 9, 2008 09:07 AM
Over the past few years, I've grown increasingly disenchanted with the state of hip-hop music. Every once in a while, a few albums come along that give me hope. Last year it was Jay-Z's "American Gangster," Joell Ortiz's "The Brick Bodega Chronicles,"...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Jul 2, 2008 12:26 PM
Marc, The 4 th of July weekend is nearly here. I don’t know about you, but I have mixed emotions about this holiday. I love any chance to have friends over to cookout. (By the way are you coming over on Friday?) But the 4 th always forces me to carefully...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Jun 30, 2008 12:00 PM
Melissa, As much as I enjoy a good Obama-bash, I have to disagree with youon this one. Given your penchant for calling me idealistic and naïve about therealpolitik of presidential campaigns, I’m surprised that you're tripping about UnityFest 2008. I agree...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Jun 30, 2008 11:16 AM
Marc, I took last week off from all political news. Today I woke up ready to catch up on the election. I almost gagged from all the “unity” talk. Did Barack and Hillary seriously show up in Unity to announce their unity? Has the Obama camp completely...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Jun 26, 2008 06:51 AM
Melissa, I had the opportunityto watch you on BET last night on their "Hip-Hop Vs. America II"special. As always, you were brilliant, articulate, and engaging. Here are justa few of my thoughts/observations: · Even though I disagreedwith his analysis,...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Jun 18, 2008 04:58 PM
Marc, Survivors of Katrina have a common saying: “Be a New Orleanian Wherever You Are.” It is printed on t-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers and it means two things at the same time. For people involuntarily scattered across the country it means that...
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