Archive for the ‘Race’ Category



“Justice for Oscar Grant!” As I sit in front of these keys I know that I could have written this [...]

Not too long ago, I had a chance to discuss the question of a Black Agenda and President Obama with [...]

Recently, I penned a piece discussing the need for Black folks to join in with the fight against Arizona’s racist immigration [...]

On next Monday the 17th at 7:30 pm there will be a panel on Black Male Privilege at the Brecht [...]

Yesterday the NYTimes ran an interesting Op-Ed piece on Charter Schools by Charles Murray entitled, “Why Charter Schools Fail the Test.” I read through it quickly and thought it to be arguing two main things: standardized tests were weak measures and that school choice was a democratic right. Sounds agreeable, right? But why was this written by Charles Murray author of the thinly veiled racist polemic The Bell Curve?

The term racial profiling has been part of my vocabulary and reality for nearly 15 years now, but it shouldn’t [...]

Originally published at The Atlanta Post The internet is a funny thing and Twitter is a funny place. I find [...]

Unless you have been in hiding, you have noticed the Census 2010 is in full swing now. From rapping commercials [...]

There is a quiet storm brewing in American schools. While the nation is keeping close watch on health care reform [...]

And one of them is not the use of the word Negro which has BEEN appearing, including on the 2000 [...]





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