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Fla. town bracing for decision on Trayvon Martin
Tensions are rising in Sanford as a special prosecutor nears a decision on whether to charge George Zimmerman with killing Trayvon Martin. Someone shot up an unoccupied police car Monday night as it sat outside the neighborhood where Martin was killed. And a demonstration by college students closed the town’s police station earlier in the [...]
Idaho’s only African-American legislator receives letter from KKK
Idaho’s only African-American legislator is drawing national attention for something she received in the mail. Boise Rep. Cherie Buckner-Webb says she received a letter last week from the KKK. Buckner-Webb posted the letter on her Facebook page. She says it was hand-addressed to her home in Boise. The letter asks her to join the KKK [...]
Condoleezza Rice Is the Right Choice for Romney’s VP
Sometimes conventional wisdom is right, and sometimes it is wrong. In the case of Mitt Romney’s selection of a 2012 vice presidential running mate, it may actually be both. One piece of conventional wisdom circulating right now is that Mitt Romney should not pick a boring white guy as his running mate. This is correct, [...]
Ariz. governor.: No disrespect meant toward Obama
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama while talking on an airport tarmac. But she says it was disrespectful toward her when he abruptly walked off Wednesday to shake spectators’ hands. Brewer and Obama had an intense discussion at the airport in Mesa, Arizona. [...]
Leading the Way: How Innovative Leaders Can Change the Future of Education
With the U.S. getting only average marks for its public education, many would argue that we’re simply not doing enough to support our children—and our future1. But every one of us has the power to make a difference. Just ask Geoffrey Canada, an education reform leader whose ground-breaking work has set a precedent for movements [...]
