windycitizen's Podcast

In what seems like a tradition, de la Rocha used the instrumental break on "Wake Up" to fire some lefty, but generally anti-authoritarian politics at the crowd in which he called out "brother Obama" and spoke of a "new generation" of young blacks and latinos who don't care about national politics and who are going to force a reckoning.

July 27, 2008 - Barack Obama takes questions from the audience while speaking to assembled members of the media at the 2008 Unity conference for minority journalists, his first public appearance since his trip to Europe. The Illinois Senator and democratic nominee for president fields a question about slavery reparations and more.

July 27, 2008 - Barack Obama speaks to assembled members of the media at the 2008 Unity conference for minority journalists, his first public appearance since his trip to Europe. The Illinois Senator and democratic nominee for president addresses the current status of American troops in the field and discusses his meetings with foreign dignitaries.