I’ve been listening to news about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) ever since a federal judge in California overturned it and subsequently had her ruling stayed by the 9th Circuit Court of […]
Race in America panel: caution, anger, pain, and hope
Today’s Denver Post/Politico Convention Conversation between House Majority Whip James Clyburn, former Virginia governor Douglas Wilder, Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., media commentator Tavis Smiley, and author Dr. Cornel West can be […]
The mockingbird’s song isn’t heard in Jena, LA….
Today is the 46th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s iconic novel about Southern race relations, To Kill a Mockingbird. This particular anniversary seems a bittersweet one, since the Jena 6 […]
Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!
By Robert Silvey Any discussion of race in America must begin with the fact that for 388 years African Americans have been victimized, and for most of that time they were treated […]
