On Wednesday, Congressional leaders honored the “Foot Soldiers” of the Selma to Montgomery Marches in 1965 with the nation’s highest civilian award, the Congressional Gold Medal. Anecdotally, Paul Ryan – Speaker of the House of Representatives, who also spoke during the ceremony and praised the foot soldiers for their part in the passage of the Voting […]
Running for a fourth term in Congress, Rep.Andre Carson, a candidates for the Democratic nomination for 7th District Congress appeared on Afternoons with Amos to take questions about his campaign from Amos and more importantly from listeners. Rep. Carson talked issues ranging from helping veterans, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, jobs, the Federal deficit and spending. […]
Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for Vice-President in 2012, quietly visited Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood a couple of weeks ago to learn first hand about the problems and hopes of African-Americans and African-American men. Rep. Ryan, who’s authored GOP budget plans that some say would harm poor and working class families, especially African-Americans, visited Emmanauel Missionary […]
Under pressure after President Barack Obama gave a less than stellar performance in the first President Debate, Vice-President Joe Biden was under intense pressure to Stand and Deliver. And in the Vice-Presidential debate Biden did, taking the fight to Rep. Paul Ryan, repeatedly challenging Ryan and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s policies. Using straight talk, […]
