Monday, February 11, 2008 |
(Photo: Splash News)
Sen. Barack Obama managed to beat both Sen. Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton on Sunday by winning the Maine Democratic caucus and a Grammy award in the spoken word album category for the audio version of his book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. With 59% of the vote, Obama earned 15 delegates, while Clinton received nine.
It has been a great weekend for Obama; he won Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington on Saturday. He also gained all three of the Virgin Islands pledged Democratic delegates on Saturday.
His campaign hopes to carry this momentum throughout the week when over 200 delegates will be up for grabs in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia on Tuesday.
Sunday, February 10, 2008 |
(Photo: Splash News)
Sen. Barack Obama swept Democratic presidential contests in numerous states Saturday, extending his victories in the continued battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic party presidential nominee.
At a party dinner in Richmond, Virginia, Obama said:
“Today, the voters from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast to the heart of America stood up to say yes, we can. We won in Louisiana, we won in Nebraska, we won in Washington state, we won North, we won South, we won in between, and I believe that we can win Virginia on Tuesday if you’re ready to stand for change.”
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Thursday, February 7, 2008 |
( Tavis Smiley speaking at the SOTBU last year )
Some of the most influential thinkers, entertainers, and political leaders of our time gather each year to discuss the State of the Black Union during February. Presented annually by Tavis Smiley Presents, the symposium was created to educate, enlighten and empower America by bringing people together and engaging them in thoughtful dialogue, leading the way to constructive action.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 |
On Super Tuesday, February 5, 24 states (plus American Samoa) held either caucuses or primary elections with 1,681 delegates at stake for the Democrats and 1,020 for the Republicans.
Some results are still being analyzed (hence the delay in my posting), but all of the remaining presidential candidates are winners…well, maybe all except Rep. Ron Paul. Despite his cult-like following, he won not a single state and garnered only ten GOP delegates in the Super Tuesday event. He’s won fourteen since the campaign began and campaign spokesman, Jesse Benton, said Paul has no plans to drop out just yet.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
Recently, many black celebrities have been endorsing their favorite presidential hopeful, but endorsements aren’t the only thing black celebs are giving to the candidates. Money is essential to a presidential campaign and, in addition to voting, plays a huge role in getting your candidate in office.
Since The Corporate Takover recently featured a list of hip-hop political donors for the 2008 presidential election, we decided to compile another list for the Concrete Loop visitors.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
( Diddy’s message to Young America )
Since today is Super Tuesday, I hope everyone that is living in one of the 24 eligible states is out there voting.
Make sure to check MSNBC.COM for an hour-to-hour guide for Super Tuesday and CNN for the latest updates on each candidate. We will have an overview of what went down today on the site tomorrow. Exercise your right and vote!
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Sunday, February 3, 2008 |
Check out the star-studded music video to the “Yes We Can Song” which includes excerpts from Sen. Barack Obama’s speech following the New Hampshire primary. The video which premiered on Dipdive.com, features appearances from several celebrities including: Will.I.Am, Scarlett Johansson, Common, John Legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tatyana Ali, Adam Rodriguez, Kelly Hu, Nick Cannon and more.
“I’m blown away by how many people wanted to come and be a part of it in a short amount of time. It was all out of love and hope for change and really representing America and looking at the world,” Will.I.Am said.
