Posts Tagged ‘slavery’
History matters: The “federal government” did not end slavery
Let me introduce you to Florida Senate Minority Leader Chris Smith. While speaking to a TEA Party group, Smith claimed the founders wrote into the U.S. Constitution that he “wasn’t a man.” Smith is African American and he oversimplifies the issue by 100 fold.
Read MoreObligatory Obama compares Palestinians to black slaves post
There have been a flurry of quotes picked from President Obama’s statements and speaches during the last week, and I’m just going to mention one of them.
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…
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