Why the University of Missouri should handle racist aggression differently this time.

I usually do not blog about local things outside of election time.  But this was a act of stupidity too brazen to ignore, and the way that the University of Missouri handles this hate crime will say a lot about whether it actually values its University’s diversity, and whether it truly wants to create a [...]

My thoughts on the Sunday conversations about race in America.

Shirley Sherrod was a hot topic today.  All three shows had conversations about race today, but I was only able to catch two because of the overlapping time frames of the shows and their respective roundtables.

Is the GOP’s recruiting of minority candidates going to help them in the midterms?

No. Before I launch into my criticisms, let me say that this IS a good thing.  Even though I vehemently disagree with many aspects of the Republican platform and Republican actions in the halls of our federal and state capitols, the fact that the Republicans have (forcibly so) gone out of their way to recruit [...]

A true case of reverse racism, considered.

Anyone that knows me can tell you how much I hate that term.  Reverse racism.  Please.  In this country?  When Black people get to run America for the next 400 years and put in place a socioeconomic/political structure that only benefits Black people, you come up to the pearly gates and holla at me, ok? [...]

Why, Roland Martin? Why?

I like Roland Martin for the most part.  In fact, I have always wondered why he has not gotten his own show in an age where it seems that there is a dearth of intelligent Black pundits appearing on networks on a regular basis.  However, he may have just lost me.

Atlanta’s mayoral race, considered

Yesterday, there were runoff elections throughout the nation.  The most prominent of these was the race to become the 59th Mayor of Atlanta.