Posted in History on Jul 17th, 2009
President Obama delivered a speech to the NAACP in New York yesterday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its fouding. His focus was on not only the results and the tactics that have been successful, but also on the obstacles that currently block the path to “a more perfect union.” In some areas, this President [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 16th, 2009
I got pulled over a couple of weeks back. Your heart sort of drops when you see the flashing lights in your mirror. It’s a horrible feeling. What did I do? Was I going that fast? Did I forget to signal back there? Crap. My wife’s going to kill me. Turns out I had let [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Race, Racism on Jul 16th, 2009
Gustavo Arellano is not your typical Mexican on the street. You might not recognize his name or face but you may have read his nationally syndicated column, “Ask a Mexican.” Mr. Arellano is out to educate whites about Hispanics, break the myths and stereotypes associated with Mexican people, and make some bucks doing it. His column [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2009
I was his executioner. A black patch circled his left eye. An all white Alpha Lergnom, Bo-Bo was a rascal. No. He bordered on Evil. No one liked him. But we were boys; we saw eye to eye. He liked me and I him. Until. Sandy was cool. Easy going. A Best Friend. Kept secrets. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 9th, 2009
Do you have an unconscious preference for white people over black no matter what your race is? Do you have strong associations between weapons and people of one race? Do you have a gender or age bias? Or do you honestly think you don’t have biases? Now you can discover the unvarnished truth about these [...]
Posted in Politics on Jul 9th, 2009
According to syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette the race is on to find the next Latinobama. He or she but most likely a he, will need the following traits: Someone who inspires Latinos without threatening non-Latinos. One who appreciates one’s ethnic background but not being limited by it. A realist who does not gloss over the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 9th, 2009
It’s interesting how many white friends have responded to this blog on race with questions like, “Isn’t this all just a little PC and hypersensitive? Aren’t we beyond this?” It’s tempting to believe that. And then you see stories like this one, about a group of black kids from an inner-city daycare who had their contract cancelled [...]
Two-and-half weeks ago, actor Kirstie Alley, famed of ’80s TV sitcom Cheers, Jenny Craig weight loss ads, and sashaying in her hosiery on Oprah, told me, on Twitter, that African-Americans and Italians are “more free and fun and light hearted” than, I guess, people who aren’t African-American or Italian. When she said this, I was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2009
No matter how well its described, I can never make you know its taste, until you do. Until you Know. What does that mean…to Know? If you would pierce darkness with the light of Knowledge you must peer through binoculars of Understanding. . “What does it mean to know? It is the power of understanding [...]
Posted in History on Jul 4th, 2009
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the [...]
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