Thursday, September 24, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Rich, Black, Flunking


The black parents wanted an explanation. Doctors, lawyers, judges, and insurance brokers, many had come to the upscale Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights specifically because of its stellar school district. They expected their children to succeed academically, but most were performing poorly. African-American students were lagging far behind their white classmates in every measure of academic success: grade-point average, standardized test scores, and enrollment in advanced-placement courses. On average, black students earned a 1.9 GPA while their white counterparts... Continue

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Mixed Genetic Heritage of African Americans



One cannot deny that one of the reasons that African Americans have a mixed genetic heritage is because slave owners raped their female charges; however, to attribute this as the sole reason is grossly misleading. Many male African slaves were bred with female Irish slaves in the 17th Century Continue

The British called - They want their guns back!

Friday, January 9, 2009

Court will hear reverse discrimination case


Jan 9th, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a reverse discrimination lawsuit over a city's decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities scored high enough to move up in rank...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Barak the Magic Negro

The End of White Guilt

Am I Racist?

I had never really grappled with the idea that I harbored latent racists views before. I grew up in a world were we would ignorantly kill or die for every member of our gang of misfits–Black or White. It seemed a bit absurd to question the racial views of folks who would gladly lay down their lives for members of an opposite race. How could I harbor a racist attitude towards Whites when I was once a teenager who would hop to the front of the line to intercept a bullet whizzing for my White homeboy’s head? Could I be a racist–no matter what my history?...
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Friday, December 26, 2008