Compared to Rev. King: A President not a Preacher

As President Obama prepares to deliver a speech at the Lincoln Memorial where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood fifty years ago today, Peter Baker, writing for The New York Times, points out that Obama is not King. Though he will stand where King stood, Mr. Obama cannot and does not seek to fill his […]

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Maafa 21

Maafa 21 is a documentary of the history of eugenics and its connection to America’s attempt at population control and “racial purity” by the wealthy elite through the use of forced sterilization and later birth control pills and abortion in the African American community.  The film successfully connects the work of Margaret Sanger, founder of […]

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The Encyclopedia of Race & Racism

Edited by John Hartwell Moore and published in 2008 by The Gale Group, this resource is a remarkable find and worth the investment.  It is intended to be a “one- stop reference” for both high school and college students interested in learning more about race and racism and covers a wide range of the social […]

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Loving Violence

“[The Lord’s] soul hates the lover of violence.” ~ Psalm 11.5, NRSV Christopher Lane.  A name that I would not have known, much like that of Trayvon Martin, if it were not for the violence that is lamentably common in many American cities.  Every day, there are multiple stories involving children, youth and gun violence.  And […]

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The Unequal Opportunity Race

Created by the African American Policy Forum, this cartoon depicts the effects of slavery, race covenants and structural social opposition.  It also shows the resultant  social success of others who benefit from the delays that are created.

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