Race Relations

Al Sharpton recently told the SCLC that just because a person makes a mistake, it doesn’t mean that we should forget all of the good things he has done. No, he wasn’t talking about himself. He wants black America to apply some Christian forgiveness to Jesse Jackson, who has fallen out of favor...  

if you happen to be white and under thirty-five Barack Obama has come under some, in my view, very fair and timely criticism for releasing his inner Al Sharpton last week and engaging in a very juvenile effort at that old Democrat standby, racebaiting. If anyone thinks that Obama is truly a...  

Deval Patrick to Reform MA Child Welfare System Governor Patrick (D-Massachusetts) signed an executive order to establish an office of the Child Advocate that will set penalties for child advocates who neglect to report child abuse and that will offer free state college/university tuition to...  

29% of black Americans name Barack Obama as the individual or leader whom they would choose as their spokesman for race issues, 6% name Al Sharpton, 4% name Jesse Jackson. ...  

Don Imus, responding to criticism about racial remarks on his radio program, said on the air Tuesday he was trying to "make a sarcastic point" about unfair treatment of blacks in the criminal justice system but ...  

Don Imus, responding to criticism about racial remarks on his radio program, said on the air Tuesday he was trying to "make a sarcastic point" about unfair treatment of blacks in the criminal justice system but ...  

Jay Smooth does it again. Here's his video "How to Tell People They Sound Racist." We all have a friend that doesn't mean to be racist. Though we did away with a definition of racism that is based on intention, I'm willing to work with someone who says the wrong thing and just needs a little...  

June 11, 2008 Via What About Our Daughters comes this image of Sasha and Malia Obama, from an exhibit in NYC titled "The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama": The artist says he ...  

H/T Black Women in Europe Blog Do you remember the UNICEF ads that ran in Germany? For some reason, a German ad agency thought it would be clever to cover white children's faces with mud to bring attention to a need for education in Africa. Seems like Germans are convinced that racism is the...  

Not including Obama, who accuses McCain's campaign of cynicism but not racism. But Heileman sees racism in the McCain ad that accuses Obama of selfish ...  

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has approved $1.8 million in Metro funds to be used on pre-development work for the Museum of African American Music, ...  

Earlier this year, Iowa and Connecticut enacted promising laws requiring the preparation of racial impact statements when state legislators are considering new sentencing legislation. Just as environmental impact statements and fiscal assessments are often used to inform policy decisions...  

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution apologizing to African-Americans for slavery and the era of Jim Crow.  

Racism is a cancer that eats away at the minds, bodies and spirits of Black people and moves this nation closer to a total collapse. ...  

Beijing, China (CNS) - Venus and Serena Williams aren't the only great African-American athletes to watch out for at the the Olympics this year. ...