NBA Wants to Ban Shelly Sterling, Too
The NBA wants to get rid of Donald Sterling’s estranged wife, too.
Donald Sterling: Sympathy for a Devil
I’m uneasy about a world in which a private conversation, illegally recorded, can be used in this fashion.
Rand Paul And Others On The Right Denounce Cliven Bundy
Cliven Bundy still has his defenders among the hardcore right, but many people have joined Kentucky’s junior Senator in throwing Cliven Bundy under the bus
Social Mobility and Race in Higher Education
The Affirmative Action debate is too divisive and largely misses the point.
Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Referendum Banning Affirmative Action In Higher Education
The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.
White Male Privilege Exists, Defense Department Points Out
A Pentagon Equal Opportunity training manual points out the obvious.
Supreme Court Hears Argument On Referendum Banning Affirmative Action
Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.
NFL Commissioner Endorsing Heckler’s Veto Over Redskins Name?
Should one person being “offended” by more important than a vast majority who are not?
Boehner, Cantor Turned Down Invitation To Speak At MLK Anniversary
And Republicans wonder why they have problems with minority voters.
Federal Government Sues Over Texas Voter ID Law
Reports of the death of the Voting Rights Act have been greatly exaggerated.
Race In America And The Time Barack Obama Was Mistaken For A Waiter
What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?
Obama: Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me
President Obama has once again weighed in on the Trayvon Martin case in a personal manner.
George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty On All Charges
George Zimmerman was acquitted on all charges by a Florida jury late Saturday night.
Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’
Most deprived subcultures resent those among them who strive too hard to escape–much less succeed.
SCOTUS: ‘Can’t Rely on Past’ for Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court today struck down the most controversial part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 4 Of Voting Rights Act
A major Constitutional ruling from the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Punts On Affirmative Action, But Its Future Seems Short-Lived
The Supreme Court’s decision on Affirmative Action in education didn’t go as far as many thought it would, but it’s future in the near-term seems fairly clear.
America’s Problems Solved, Congress Now Wants To Change The Redskins’ Name
Apparently, our biggest problem in America is now the name of an NFL franchise.
Federal Judge Finds That Sheriff Joe Arpaio Violated Rights Of Latino Suspects
The man some of called America’s toughest Sheriff has been dealt a setback by a Federal Judge.
Black Voter Turnout Higher Than White Voter Turnout In 2012
2012’s election represented a significant change in voting patterns in the United States. What’s unclear is if the change is a permanent one.
Diversity on TV Talk Shows
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes uses a quota system to make sure his guests aren’t all white dudes.
How the Quiet Car Explains the World
With “How the Quiet Car Explains the World,” Ta-Nehisi Coates has become an old white dude.
Bloomberg Businessweek’s Unintentionally Racist Cover Art
So, whoever approves cover art at Bloomberg BusinessWeek thought this was a good idea.
Census to Stop Counting Negroes
In a bold move, the Census Bureau has removed “Negro” from its racial categories.
Jamelle Bouie’s TV Moving Dilemma
What does it mean to be privileged? It means not having to think about any of this, ever.
Obama Hit For Lack Of Diversity In Reshuffled Cabinet
President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.
