I don’t know about White people being “oppressed,” but I would say “misunderstood.” I think it’s a great idea to have courses in White Studies because White people have gone through some dramatic changes over the years. They’ve gone from being in favor to out of favor. There are 25-year-old White people that could never […]
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The GOP wants Obama out, but offers no good replacements
Is there a Republican out there with political skills to go up against President Obama? Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels or Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour? Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post breaks it down… For all their bluster about making Barack Obama a […]
Obama’s Meeting With Black Leaders: A Little Too Laid-Back
Thanks to Cynthia Gordy of TheRoot.com for asking the tough questions after President Obama met with a group of African-American “advisers”. It’s not helping the Black community to see so many of their “leaders” so happy to roll up in the White House they don’t question how the decision’s made by this administration impact Black […]
Obama’s Economic Philosophy by Michael Likosky
In his commentary about President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night, Michael Likosky, does an excellent job of breaking down the US economy pre-Obama and now. American’s need to recognize that the economic crisis did not start with President Obama or with the mortgage meltdown. It didn’t start with President Bush either. I […]
Steve Harvey Produces Paperwork to Prove Wife was Misleading
The story below is one of the many stories that ran when Steve Harvey’s ex-wife came forward to say she was left homeless and pennyless when he divorced her. This paperwork settles the case. Go STEVE … nuff said! Harvey Divorce If Mary Harvey is this confused about the state of her affairs, it’s probably […]
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday: Is the Drug War the Next Big Civil Rights Issue?
With Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday approaching, we are forced to draw connections between the war on drugs and the disintegration of low-income and black communities in America. As Dr. King so poignantly reminds us in his critique of the Vietnam War, “a time comes when silence is betrayal.” With many communities disparately impacted by […]
GOP Leaders Speak Out for Prison Reform: First Rev. Pat Robertson and Now Newt Gingrich
By Tony Newman, AlterNet – At a time when Democrats and Republicans are having a difficult time agreeing on anything, let’s hope that we can come together to help end America’s longest, unwinnable war. For the second time in less than a month, a major conservative leader has spoken out for prison reform. First there […]
Ex-Madoff Worker Refuses to Snitch – No-Snitch Rule Applies to the Rich
I wonder curious reporters don’t make a big deal when white collar criminals refuse to snitch on fellow criminal associates. The media act as if only African American youth excercise their right to remain silent. A former employee of one of the biggest criminals of the last decade, Ponzi scheme running Bernard L. Madoff, refuses […]
Haley Barbour’s Racially Insensitive Remarks
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour recently put his foot in his mouth during an interview with The Weekly Standard when he spoke about his memories of the civil rights movement. According to Reuters.com, Barbour, who may seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, said of the segregated South, “I just don’t remember it as being that […]