South Florida Sun-Sentinel: CNN had a dream
An ambitious, multipronged, multiplatform, big-deal initiative from CNN has great potential to really amount to something. Maybe even a ...
Archive for April 2nd, 2008
Boston Globe: Alcohol more available in poor, black areas
A University of Minnesota study of 10 cities, including Boston, has found that alcohol, especially malt liquor, is more widely available in poor ...
Nashville Tennessean: Edgehill residents demand their own grocery
For Jannie Watson a simple visit to the supermarket involves four buses and half a day just to stock up on needed fare.. . The 50-something ...
HeraldNet: On race, Rice and Obama
America doesn't have an easy time dealing with race," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the Washington Times in an interview last week. Rice ...
Deseret News: Pastor says Obama can’t deny Wright
Democratic presidential hopeful Illinois Sen. Barack Obama should not be asked to sever his relationship with his former spiritual adviser, the ...
Yahoo! News: CLINTON AND OBAMA CAMPS CLASH OVER GENDER AND RACE
Geraldine Ferraro sent me to the history books. Her contemptible comments about Barack Obama prompted my search through old archives and texts for ...
United Press International: Obama seeks support of first-time voters
Barack Obama's Democratic presidential campaign is looking to bring new U.S. voters into the fold, party officials said.. Encouraging first-time ...
Washington Times: Obama’s church founded on radical creed
Obama's past, right at him Obama salutes McCain patriotism Wright letter resurfaces, Time after Times Racial lines split voters over pastor's ...
Salt Lake Tribune: Thomas: King turned his quest for racial equality into an American cause
Certain events imprint the mind with images time cannot erase. People of one generation recall where they were when the Japanese bombed Pearl ...
The Wichita Eagle: ‘Black in America’ new CNN series
The six-hour special "CNN Presents: Black in America" begins tonight with a detailed look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Schools consider deal with NAACP
An agreement intended to promote diversity and information sharing is under consideration between Powhatan County's school system and the local ...
National Post: Pro-choice’s guinea pigs
The birth of my fourth granddaughter two weeks ago -- healthy, a good weight -- was the occasion for joy and relief in equal measure.. . My ...
Winston-Salem Journal: Jackson to speak at student forum at WSSU
When Derwin Montgomery visited Jena, La., last fall he said that he was impressed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.. . Montgomery, a sophomore at ...
National Review: Wright Stuff vs. the Woods Model
The same pundits who declared John McCain dead and Hillary Clinton inevitable are now saying Barack Obama has weathered the storm over his ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Powhatan’s secret is out
Powhatan County has a rich and varied history that includes little-known tales of American Indians and French Huguenots and roles in the Civil War ...