Hoping that Obama would be another Martin Luther King or more improbable, a messiah, African American leadership and indeed black people have deferred what should be a “Black Agenda” to the Obama and the Democratic Party agenda. Yet, it has become preeminently clear that the priorities and agenda of Obama and the Democratic Party reflect more of the interest and priorities of Wall Street and the imperial American empire (wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya) than race/class interest of blacks. A Black Agenda is needed. Read More at http://afro-americanstudies.com/blog/2011/04/nia-why-african-americans-need-a-black-agenda-in-the-age-of-obama/