By The Admin on January 31, 2010
Five little words — ”I forgot he was black” — have exposed a contradiction in the idea of a post-racial nation.
The comment came from MSNBC host Chris Matthews after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Wednesday.
”He is post-racial, by all appearances,” the liberal host said on the air. ”I forgot he was black [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on January 28, 2010
An attacker could find many places to hide at Hocking College, a campus carved into a forest in the Appalachian foothills. And with the threat of a mass killing looming over black students at the community college, Allen Edwards is steering clear of the trees.
“I don’t feel too safe walking by the woods,” said Edwards, [...]
Posted in Education, Race
By The Admin on January 28, 2010
Racially motivated attacks by gangs on black teenagers has created a “toxic environment” that forced families out of a California city and has left at least one teenager dead, said attorneys for the families of several teens.
The attorneys said Wednesday that the December 2007 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Vernon Eddins in front of his middle [...]
Posted in California, Race, State & Local News
By The Admin on January 28, 2010
A Tennessee company that processes nuclear waste has agreed to settle federal claims black employees were subjected to higher levels of radiation than others.
The Studsvik Memphis Processing Facility, formerly known as Radiological Assistance Consulting and Engineering, or RACE, has signed a consent agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported. Under [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on January 28, 2010
JOHN SMALLWOOD, Philadelphia Daily News
- Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell is the fourth African-American to guide a team to a Super Bowl, and it doesn’t matter.
Former Colts coach Tony Dungy and Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith destroyed the NFL’s last great myth about minorities when they met in Super Bowl XLI.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin [...]
Posted in Outside of the Political Realm
