Stop Accusing Herman Cain of Minstrelsy
Why No One Is Right in California’s Affirmative Action Debate
The protests against the Berkeley College Republicans’ mock “Diversity bake sale” last week, in which minorities were charged lower prices than whites, are illustrating that history is all about taking a step backwards for every two steps forward. READ MORE >>
When Politicians Misspeak, Should We Care?
Driving While Dreadlocked: Why Police Are So Bad At Racial Profiling
The End of Anger: A Reponse (Part 2)
1. I do not have a “personal agenda” against Ellis Cose, which I supposed myself to have indicated in approaching him on the occasion he mentioned, and in a much friendlier vein than his wording implies. (I did not coldly “suggest we be civil.”) READ MORE >>
‘The Help’ Isn’t Racist. Its Critics Are.
Dreaming and Not Believing
McWhorter: ‘Tar Baby’ Isn’t Actually a Racist Slur
“Iconoclastic” as I am thought to be on race, I have been struck by how equally unexpected one view of mine has been considered: that much of Shakespeare’s language is impossible to comprehend meaningfully in real time, so much so that most first-time viewers of a Shakespeare play are understanding grievously less of the meaning than they are aware. READ MORE >>
Were There Really Fewer Two-Parent Black Families During Slavery Than There Are Today?
Michelle Bachmann and Rick Santorum may have a number of things to be embarrassed about. However, supporting an observation that there were more two-parent black families during slavery than there are today is not one of them. READ MORE >>
