David Wall Rice

For weeks speechwriters, politicians and pundits have been forecasting the policy and prose that President Obama would deliver in his inaugural address. Now we turn to contributor David Wall Rice for his assessment of the message and the moment.

Morehouse psychology professor David Wall Rice chats with us about the presidential candidates, their personal histories and their speeches.

An article to be published in the August 10, 2008, New York Times magazine provocatively asks, ‘Is Obama the End of Black Politics?’ The Takeaway tests that notion with the article’s author, Matt Bai.

The times they are a-changin’. It’s a quick-hit, fast-paced world and getting information isn’t what it used to be. For a professor in Atlanta, this historic election cycle has been a chance to watch how new and first-time voters have become engaged with the democratic process?and the tools they are using to stay informed.