Does Biden’s Native American Boarding School Apology Make a difference?Few US presidents have formally apologized to Americans for the “sins” of previous administrations. In 1976, President Gerald Ford…5d ago5d ago
With an Intelligentsia Like This Who Needs Idiots?Several black political commentators consider themselves the “talented tenth.”Nov 22Nov 22
No Great Surprise Harris lostTwo days before the 2024 presidential election, an ABC/Ipsos survey found Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris ahead…Nov 14Nov 14
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Poor American ParallelsThe Message, a new book by award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates, includes a contentious essay about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…Nov 8Nov 8
The Audacity of Accepting Trump’s ChallengeIn 2016, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump asked black Americans a simple question: “What do you have to lose?”Nov 1Nov 1
The Breakfast Club’s Legal IlliteracyRecently, Republican US Representative Byron Donalds was on the Breakfast Club radio show along with former CNN political commentator…Oct 24Oct 24
Westboro Picketers, Vigil for Gaza, and a License to IllDuring the aughts, the Westboro Baptist Church gained national attention for picketing funeral services for American soldiers killed in…Oct 17Oct 17
A Battle Lost in the Global Civil Rights Struggle of the 21st CenturyThe Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General…Oct 3Oct 3
Books Can’t Compete with the Screen?Novelist Philip Roth told an interviewer: The book can’t compete with the screen. It couldn’t compete — beginning — with the movie screen…Sep 27Sep 27
