Filed under: News, Profiles, President Obama
On Monday evening, the White House presented their new webpage dedicated to President Barack Obama's efforts in the African-American community.
The page promotes how President Obama's agenda benefits our community:
"Since his first day in office, President Obama has been working to secure the future prosperity of the African-American Community through efforts such as increasing access to health care, creating jobs, revitalizing schools, and the development of targeted job creating investments in underserved communities. While much more needs to be done, we are making progress. This site is a tool for you to learn about how the President's Agenda is helping to win the future among African-American Communities." In addition to the page's mission statement, there are weekly blog posts, a number of fact sheets and an area that showcases the Administration's latest news.
If Rev. Al Sharpton and Dr. Cornel West's recent battle over Obama's effectiveness in our community is any indication, the heat is sure to increase as we move closer to the 2012 election.
The site is a good move for President Obama in being transparent and action-oriented, but in order for him to really stem the tide against the school of thought that says he hasn't provided African Americans with the relief and resources needed to project our community forward, he will need to put an even greater emphasis on issues that are crippling us, such as unemployment and incarceration.
I actually think the President has made sizable strides in areas like home foreclosure and health care. Unfortunately, though, Obama's wins have been whittled away by Conservatives and their tireless spin-o-meter.
Either way, the President is moving in the right direction with this site. Let's see how else Obama continues to meet and lift our population.