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• "The departure of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton from the U.S. Senate has opened up possibilities for blacks in Illinois and New York. In Illinois, the attention has focused on Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who some African Americans in Chicago are pushing to replace Obama and continue a tradition of black representation from the Land of Lincoln. … In New York, the attention has turned to a previously little known African American mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown, who because of his location upstate, his support from other mayors and his race, may have a good shot of becoming the Empire State's first black senator just a year after David Paterson became its first black governor. Paterson, of course, will make the selection."

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Jay-Z and Friends Headline "Last Chance For Change" Rally

Hip hop really, really, really, really loves Barack Obama. Jay-Z, who has been campaigning and giving free concerts for Obama, was joined this weekend in Miami by friends Mary J. Blige, Russell Simmons, and Sean "Diddy" Combs. Congressmen Jesse Jackson Jr and Kendrick Meeks added some political heft to the proceedings. [WI]

Nov 3, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 2 Responses

If Obama Becomes President, Will Jackson Become Senator?

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There's been lots of talk about how Barack Obama might transition into the presidency if he wins. But a win for Obama would also mean a vacancy in the Senate. Who would take his place? It's no easy question — Obama is currently the only black U.S. senator and he's one of just three black senators since Reconstruction. The pressure is on Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to appoint a successor who would satisfy the constituents, but the Chicago Defender, the city's historical African American newspaper, is trying to make things easier for him. This weekend, the paper endorsed Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. as Obama's potential replacement:

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Oct 27, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 11 Responses

Barack Obama Should Keep His Crotch Out Of Jesse Jackson's Reach

Seriously.

Jesse Jackson's accidentally-recorded comments about Barack Obama's faith-based initiatives, which he feels are part of a pattern of Obama "talking down to blacks," and his subsequent expression of his desire to personally remove the presumptive nominee's testicles, not only gave the disgusting Bill O'Reilly a chance to gloat and act smug and holier than thou, but it is also causing a serious rift in the Jackson family.

Here's a statement from the national co-chair of Obama's campaign and Jesse Jackson's son, Jesse Jackson, Jr. He might just love Obama more than Dad.

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Jul 10, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 12 Responses

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"Minorities" Aren't Created Equal

• Louisiana's first minority governor since the Reconstruction probably has the mass exodus of the state's most prevalent minority to thank for his victory. [MN]

• The first day of the World Series = a triumphant day for humanity and racial justice in the country and the world? Wow. I guess you have to love baseball to feel that. [BG]

• The price of a promotion: the first black person to serve as clerk of the House of Representative, Lorraine Miller, was going to get a gala thrown in her honor, but it was canned because House ethics rules banned her from raising funds for it. [WP]

• Maya Angelou will be featured in the Poetry for Young People series, which has previously only included two women and one black (Langston Hughes). [CBS]

• His dad might not think Obama's black enough, but Jesse Jackson Jr. is enough of a fan to cut radio ads for the presidential candidate. [BS]

Oct 24, 2007 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 4 Responses