Archive for April 29th, 2008
WINSTON- Barack Obama angrily denounced his former pastor for "divisive and destructive" remarks on race, seeking to divorce himself from the ...
Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee history: Yellow fever almost destroyed Memphis
Memphis eventually became the largest city in Tennessee, but things actually didn't go well at first. Although the first people who moved to ...
Nashville Tennessean: Gender discrimination is real, a roadblock to success for women
Tennessee Voices . This year, the American electorate has the unique privilege to have a real conversation about discrimination.. . Racial bias has ...
Nashville Tennessean: Screenwriter of ‘Hoosiers,’ ‘Rudy’ to tell the story of historic game that changed Gallatin
In 1970, high school seniors Eddie Sherlin and Bill Ligon couldn't have imagined that someday they'd tell their story to a group of high school ...
Nashville Tennessean: Pennsylvania’s impact dubious
There she was, smiling from ear to ear. Sen. Hillary Clinton had a right to do so; she had just won the Pennsylvania Democratic presidential ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Genes explain disparity in heart drug effects
Doctors who treat patients with heart failure have long been puzzled by a peculiar observation. Many black patients seem to do just as well if they ...
Detroit Free Press: Mr. Mayor, you’re no Rev. Wright
A lot of people are fascinated by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's marathon campaign to reclaim and reframe his public persona.. . But no one is watching ...
State Journal Register: Obama says he’s outraged by former pastor’s comments
Barack Obama angrily denounced his former pastor for "divisive and destructive" remarks on race, seeking to divorce himself from the incendiary ...
New York Sun: JOHN MCWHORTER: Dashiki Posturing Of Wright
The toughest kind of audience member for me is 60-something or a little older. This person was around 20 when Jim Crow was outlawed and white ...
Rocky Mountain News: Isn’t race a factor for black voters, too?
Rocky Mountain News columnist Mike Littwin's key point in his April 26 offering, "No matter how softly you say it, The Race is a little bit about ...
Selma Times Journal: Nickles chooses not to appeal decision
Both candidates for Dallas County Commission District 4 will go on the ballot as Democrats in the June 3 primary.. Candidate Larry Nickles will not ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch: The audacity of narcissism: Wright refuses to fade away
To Barack Obama, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. must resemble a blend of Dracula, Freddy Krueger and the goalie-masked Jason Voorhees.. . The Wright ...
Harvard Crimson: Black Culture Is Not the Problem
To the editors: . Brian J. Bolduc's article (“The Crack in the Glass Ceiling,” Op-ed, April 16) typifies the defective logic and unnerving ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Fishburne bows in as Thurgood Marshall
NEW YORK Laurence Fishburne has been taking risks since the age of 14, when he spent 18 months in the Philippines playing a young soldier in ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: AME Church to hold big convention in St. Louis
ST. A meeting this summer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is expected to bring 40,000 delegates and church members from around the world ...
