I must say right now I am a bit obsessed with the Obama frenzy and what it means for Black people, not only here in the U.S. but across the globe. It is a complex subject of which there are many commentators. For sometime to come Aithiops will gather information relating to Obama and the impact of his rise on people of the African Diaspora, especially those living in the United States. If he wins the election we will all probably be focused on him for years. If he does not, then the focus will not be as intense. A loss will not push him off the world stage. He is here to stay and we shall cover him.

Please take the time to read some of the articles I have found. It is important to have some knowledge of the range of opinions. I hope to share some of my thoughts soon.

A friend called me a few days ago from Massachusetts, astounded at a WBUR radio program featuring Glen Greenwald from Salon.com and Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, in which vanden Heuvel not only unflaggingly defended Obama's open and bald embrace of right-wing positions during the last few weeks against Greenwald's criticism, but also did it from the right herself, calling him a "progressive pragmatist." She affirmed Tom Hayden's insistence on the Progressives for Obama blog that the candidate is a progressive, but a new kind of progressive, or some such twaddle.  Read More

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I find it interesting when I hear or read that this presidential campaign is supposed to transcend race and take us to uncharted waters on the conversations regarding this hot-button topic. I'm not sure I buy into that.  
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