It’s time for people of every color to recommit to our national ideals
race
Does The Bachelor Discriminate Against Blacks?
After 16 seasons, there has yet to be a non-white bachelor on the show. Maybe it’s time for a change
Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Standardized Tests
Research repeatedly shows that tests heavily advantage some and disadvantage others. So why do we still rely on them?
Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown and the Myth of Race
Scott Brown’s simplistic conception of Warren’s Native American heritage does not fit in the age of Obama
The Magical Negro Falls to Earth
But victory for Obama in 2012 would signify more racial progress than it did in 2008
Are Blacks Predisposed to Be Less Healthy Than Whites?
Researchers are too quick to accept genetic differences between the races as an explanation for health disparities
Why Obama Will Never Call Out Racism
The President faces a challenge that befalls many successful blacks. How do you talk about racism when your position in life seems to suggest that it doesn’t exist?
Have We Become Deaf and Blind to Hate?
We’ve made a sacrament of freedom of expression, no matter how heinous. But letting hate speech thrive leads to innocent dead children like Trayvon Martin
How Affirmative Action Backfires at Universities
The policy of placing students with better-prepared peers ultimately makes classrooms less diverse. Here’s why
The Myth of Desegregation
A recent study claims segregation has hit the lowest point in a century. Here’s why it’s premature to celebrate
Is The Help the Most Loathsome Movie in America?
I’m not sure why so many people flocked to spend hours in this world of American apartheid. For me, watching The Help was like visual waterboarding. Still, Viola Davis should win the Oscar for Best Actress