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Wanted: More-Sophisticated Theories of Racial Politics

By admin3 on August 29, 2008

David Glenn, Chronicle of Higher Education

- Dianne M. Pinderhughes, president of the American Political Science Association, promised to keep her presidential address brief on Thursday night at the group’s annual conference. She knew that her colleagues would not be amused if her session ran long and prevented them from hearing Sen. Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.

She kept her word. In a 40-minute talk, Ms. Pinderhughes, who is a professor of political science and Africana studies at the University of Notre Dame and is the first African-American woman to lead the association, made a plea for more-sophisticated scholarship about race and politics.

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  • walt.

    “Equal Access To A College Degree”

    American politics, as it relates to education, can not begin to talk about Racial Politics until the racial divide in education becomes lessor. How could the issues that affect all races be discussed without the parameters of injustice, institutionalization, and economical disadvantages become properly addressed by those experiencing such issues.

    This is not sophisticated; however, it's a much in depth reality that problems exist amongst the poor, the middle class, and the wealthy. The most vital issues are controlled by individuals who has no relation to the problems of injustice, institutionalization, and economical disadvantages.

    Walter D. Hill, M.A.
    National Youth Leader
    East St. Louis, IL

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