A Funny Thing Happened When I Posted in a Forum…
Saturday, July 25th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Race | 6 Comments »I am still puzzled, and a bit saddened by the fallout from President Obama's answer to a question concerning the arrest of Prof. Henry Gates. The blogosphere is ablaze with virulent anti-Obama invective. Yesterday I wrote an essay detailing my perspective ...
It may not be racial profiling; but being arrested in your own home is more than a little suspect.
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Race | 5 Comments »If you have ever been dealt with in a condescending way by an “authority figure” you can probably understand how Prof. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates felt when he was arrested at his home in Cambridge, Mass., last week. President Obama, in response to ...
Everybody out of the Pool! Oh, wait a minute…
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Race | 3 Comments »By now you have probably heard of the incident at the country club near Philadelphia where a group of predominantly black and hispanic kids was booted from the club's pool even though their camp had rented access for the summer. ...