Al Sharpton, Cornel West: Why Their Fight Is Good for Black America
My heart sank as I watched Cornel West and Rev. Al Sharpton going at it on MSNBC’s show, “A Stronger America: The Black Agenda.” Even host Ed Schultz had to shut down the bickering like a referee at an MMA fight that had gotten out of control. Neither West nor Sharpton is the type to [...]
Every now and then, some families get to experience “that intervention moment.” This is when the uncle who’s been getting high, drunk and abusive every single day finally admits that he might have a problem. Of course he still minimizes the significance of his issues, but he has at least opened the door to getting [...]
Continue reading …According to a recent survey conducted by YourBlackWorld.com, 27.3% of African American respondents claim that President Obama’s most recent actions in Libya have reduced their faith in his leadership ability. Roughly 20.8% of respondents claim that the Libyan intervention has increased their faith in Obama’s leadership. Equally interesting is that over half (51.8%) of all black [...]
Continue reading …There is a big pile of Americans who sleep in a puddle of sweat every night wondering if Sarah Palin, the woman who only recently realized that Africa is a continent, will be the next President of the United States. While we once thought that the greatest insult to our democracy was the rise of [...]
Continue reading …As the father of three girls, I am not interested in defending a standard racist, statutory rapist, child molester or sexual predator. I don’t even like fellow college professors who think it’s O.K. to sleep with their students (I lost respect for a colleague over a case like this a few years ago). But I [...]
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