(The Root) — When she stepped onto that stage in Chicago on election night, my breath caught. She was tall to the point of stretching, effortlessly poised and graceful beyond reproach. The metaphor is ...

President Obama tried to rekindle the enthusiasm of his 2008 campaign with a forward-looking message during the official launch of his re-election bid this weekend. The question voters should ask ...

Eight years ago, Barbara Conley was one of the millions of Americans swept up in Barack Obama's promises of hope and change when he accepted the Democratic nomination at a packed football stadium a ...

It's a sharp change in tone from the days when then-candidate Obama rallied millions to his side with ambitious aspirations about hope and change. "It's easy to be cynical. In fact, these days it's ...