February 2012
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Racist Remarks by popular BYU Religion Professor Spark Controversy
Racist apologetics by a popular Brigham Young University religion professor are sparking controversy, as election-year scrutiny sheds a revealing light on the persistence of racist belief among LDS Church members. On Tuesday, Randy Bott, a BYU professor of religion, told the Washington Post that the LDS Church’s historic prohibition on priesthood ordination for men of [...]
Are We Destroying Black Hollywood?
Oscar nominee Viola Davis spent more time defending her portrayal of a maid in ‘The Help’ than celebrating her Best Actress nomination. Will the Black community ever allow its dramatic actors to be more than just ‘a credit to the race.’ “When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of [...]
Obama salutes Iraq war vets at White House dinner
With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many. The president who opposed the Iraq war from its outset thanked those who fought its battles by sitting down to a candlelit meal with a small cross section of the million-plus who served there over the past [...]
Santorum Loses Michigan, Can the Insanity and Hypocrisy End?
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III – The results are in; the people have spoken, yet again. According to CNN, Romney defeated Santorum in Michigan 41% to 38% and in Arizona 48% to 26%. This could be the beginning of the end for yet another trumped up challenger for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Even with [...]
Charlie’s Angles: Will Rangel See The End of The Harlem He Helped Build?
It is hard not to pity poor Charlie Rangel. Not because his golden years have been besieged by trouble, some of it his own making, some of it the usual thrust of a hyper-partisan political culture. Not because he is now—and has been for the past several years—hounded by plausible challengers at an age when [...]
