Posts Tagged ‘race’
Wisconsin a tale of things to come in November?
With a victory win by Governor Walker with his special recall election, could this be a sign that Democrats are in trouble? It did not take long for Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairman of the Democratic National Committee to make comments about the recall election. On Capital Hill Debbie Wasserman Shultz had this to say: ““While the…
Read MoreThe Census: continuing the racial divide
Nothing seems to rile my audience more than the Census. Some see it as government intrusion into privacy. Others see it as just one more excuse for a bigger government. Remember they sell it as a way to ensure your community gets its fair share of federal money (social justice), or maybe a guidepost to…
Read MoreTragedy in East Harlem results in media opportunity for Rangel
Omar Edwards was an off-duty New York police officer who worked for the housing unit when he left work about 10:30 p.m. Thursday night. When he got to his car, he found someone rummaging through his vehicle and tried to stop him. He gave chase – gun drawn – down the street where three plain…
Read MoreDoes couple’s “buy black” mantra raise a concern?
John and Maggie Anderson are taking on a challenge they call the Empowerment Experiment. They have publicly committed to buy goods and services from black owned businesses for one year and are encouraging other black families to make the same pledge. Of course, this challenge is a difficult one since they need to research ownership…
Read MoreDying while black – blaming health issues on slavery and racism
This should be interesting. Organized by Professor Vernellia Randall from the University of Dayton School of Law, the program aims to defend the position that a colorblind policy approach will not solve health issues of black males and females in the United States. I would not argue a discrepancy between the health of blacks and…
Read MoreCoward- Update- Congressman Cummings Responds
AG Eric Holder speaking to the employees of the Justice Department yesterday called America a nation of “cowards”. I had t listen to this a couple times to actually figure what he was talking about. Could he be talking about a refusal to discuss race relations openly? Surely not that. Since Obama’s run for the…
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