January 26, 2010
A few weeks have passed since a federal appeals court decided that a state law that disenfranchised inmates in Washington was racially discriminatory and prohibited by the Voting Rights Act.
January 22, 2010
Ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s recent comments in Esquire magazine that he’s “blacker than Barack Obama” demonstrates an utter misconception of what it means to be Black. Although that statement was the opinion of a completely discredited politician, the fact that the “blacker” statement seemed like a reasonable thing to say in a mainstream publication shows evidence of a deeper issue. The statement is symbolic of America’s continuing failure to truly understand Black people’s ongoing struggle for equality.
January 21, 2010
The fact that people are dying for lack of water and food and basic medical supplies—more than a week after Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake is shocking beyond words. But that’s the reality the nation’s residents are facing.
January 19, 2010
Race issues are rarely discussed in a meaningful and substantive way in mainstream print or broadcast media. Yet, somehow, the possibility that a prominent person has revealed personal racial bias in some statement that hits airwaves and headlines often sends the media atwitter.
This happened recently when newspapers and television stations learned that Sen. Harry Reid talked about the supposed benefits of Obama’s light-skinned complexion on his bid for the presidency along with his lack of a “Negro dialect.”
January 14, 2010
Jan. 15, 2010 marks the 81st anniversary of the birth of one of America’s greatest citizens, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It also marks the last full day of the term of another great American, Governor Tim Kaine. The coincidence of these events has an ironic ring of hopefulness, as the nation awaits a signal from Governor Tim Kaine as to whether he will walk down the path of justice when he leaves office. Governor Kaine has the plenary power to issue an executive order on or before Jan.
