Prejudice and Racism

A federal judge today blocked many of the key provisions of the Arizona Immigration law. Score one for the Constitution and rationality. Aside from the aspects of this law that institutionalized racism (giving BS lip service to, "We won't racially...

Why do white people fear and hate us? Are they so afraid through reading and acquiring knowledge that, as a collective group, we would seek their ultimate destruction? Is this why the country’s history is replete with white violence delivered upon Black people?

I was born a Democrat. My parents were Democrats before me. My father cast his first vote at 21 in 1936, for FDR. Four years later, when she turned 21, my mother did the same. She came from a...

The house she rented was in a neighborhood of starter homes in Charlotte, NC. She paid her bills and through no fault of her own, faced eviction because her lousy landlord didn't pay his/her mortgage.

As most everyone knows by now, Lou Dobbs has reported that someone has taken a shot at him and his wife or at the very least, his house. The police dispute Dobbs' claims, but that hasn't stopped America's self-proclaimed...

Last night's execution of a man who many on the right and left believed was not proven to have committed a crime beyond a reasonable doubt, also killed confidence in a core principle in our American legal system.

I spent most of yesterday trying to intellectualise the outcome, but it comes down to three things, racism, sexism and privilege.

Just back from two rallies, One at midday and one in the late afternoon. Very hot, humid, threat of rain. 100's attended both. At the urging of the Rev. Al Sharpton, “Justice For Trayvon Martin” rallies were held in 100 cities across the nation. St. Louis did it's part in gatherings organized by civil rights activists and church leaders.