Jailbreak Press

Never before has empirical data counted for so little among pundits in a nominating race. Clinton’s 9 point victory in Pennsylvania has lead the political class over the deep end with coverage about Obama’s alleged problems with the party’s White working class and his inability to win crucial states in the general. Clinton’s talking points on electability have finally sunk in with the mainstream press. (more…)

An educated Black man is still a relatively rare specimen in contemporary America. Only about 8 percent of Black males have Bachelor’s Degrees. Due to this fact Black males are often in demand in circles that value diversity. I’m sure that this sometimes has lead a few institutions to lower standards and cut Black men slack that others might not be given. Occasionally this has serious repercussions. The New York Times- a Hillary Clinton endorser- got into trouble with Jason Blair, a young, Black, charismatic reporter who talked his way to the top and turned out to be fraud. It should also be pointed out that ‘Black slack’ is more than offset by the old white boys network, and the kind of favors they do for one another pale in comparison. (more…)

The specter of Black leaders like Charles Rangel, Andrew Young and BET President Robert Johnson dissing Barack Obama- while cuddling up to the Clintons was enough to make me spend a minute to take a second look at the Clinton record on race and its lasting effects on the Black community. I’m still debating whether the fact that so many African Americans to this day regard the Clintons as some sort of Black saviors is a testament to our gullibility or their political acumen. Either way the record needs to be set straight about the Clinton years and what they meant for African Americans. This is a step in that direction. (more…)