Race
Video: Imagine a world without hate
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MLK Jr: 45 years later
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights icon, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As I was perusing my blog for earlier posts, I ran across this one I wrote five years ago. Truth be told, not much has happened in the interim, except the country has elected a black … Continue reading
Nearly 150 years later ….
… Mississippi ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. After Congress voted for the 13th Amendment in January 1864, the measure went to the states for ratification. On Dec. 6, 1864, the amendment received the two-thirds’ vote it needed when Georgia became the 27th state to ratify it. States that rejected the measure included … Continue reading
The few that changed all our lives.- The Abolitionist
Many people do not know who the abolitionists were or what they did. They were a small group of people who were determined to eliminate slavery from the United States. PBS is presenting a 3 part mini series starting tonight based on two of them: Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. These two men came … Continue reading
Race and voting
My friend, Coby Dillard, has posted a rather lengthy screed on his Facebook page about the lack of Republican outreach to the black community. My response to him is far too long to post there, even if I wanted to. So here it is. I believe Coby missed a much larger point in his missive, … Continue reading
The missing link
“Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican.” That is a true statement. But he wasn’t alone. A lot of blacks were Republicans, not a surprise considering it was President Abraham Lincoln who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves in the states of the Confederacy where Union forces were not in control, including areas in … Continue reading
The power of education
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. Predictably, any mention of race brings out the haters among us – and yesterday’s article was no exception. Why people feel the need to email me with their charges that this is all President Obama’s fault (really?) is beyond me. Of course, I also get some positive … Continue reading
I guess Cuccinelli is a RINO, too
Virginia Attorney General – and 2013 gubernatorial candidate – Ken Cuccinelli appeared on Bill O’Reilly’s show last night. This came on the heels of O’Reilly having called out the AG a couple of nights before, as he has “reported” on the story of the beating of two Virginian-Pilot reporters. The exchange got testy at times, … Continue reading
In Defense of Denis Finley – “The Factor” got it wrong
Guest post by John Fredericks At the expense of being classified by Bill O’Reilly as “pin-head,” the normally astute Fox News talk show icon really got this one wrong. And now he won’t own up to his own editorial malfeasance. O’Reilly’s attempt to spin a yarn about how Virginian-Pilot Editor-in-Chief Denis Finley is part of … Continue reading
When an opinion makes the news
I don’t think it happens very often that opinion writers break the news. They tend to opine on the fact previously presented – or at least that’s my general impression. But Tuesday, Virginian-Pilot columnist Michelle Washington broke a story – and it has reverberated around the country, courtesy of a link from Drudge Report. A … Continue reading
Vote “Your Race” for City Council in Norfolk?
Guest post by Rodney Jordan In the City of Norfolk, there are six candidates vying for two city council seats. Given the opportunity to vote for the two best candidates of my choice, I would vote for one candidate who happens to be black and another who happens to be white. But, alas, in Norfolk … Continue reading
From their state capitols to ours
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I touched on the Trayvon Martin case, the Florida law and how such laws make their way across the country. A much more detailed read on the latter appeared in the printed paper just below my column: this article by Paul Krugman. For … Continue reading
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