A Rubber Door

It’s interesting the difference in uproar between the Jena six story and the Michael Vick case.
Just saying.
It’s not over yet. As long as one of those young men is still in jail or about to stand trial - then it’s not over. A Jena, Louisiana school board member by the name of Billy [...]

I had a conversation with friends recently where I said I could never live in the south. A story like the following is exactly why I couldn’t. For anyone that thinks racism isn’t alive and well in America, please, please watch the following story. It’s sobering.

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The Jena Six

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Last week the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball. All of the Phillies players wore Robinson’s  number 42 to honor the anniversa. This is a far cry from how they celebrated the 10th anniversary of this occasion - by becoming the last [...]

I’ve been laid off before and it doth sucketh. The only thing that has to suck harder is being fired not once, but twice, in a 24 hour period. Well Don Imus has been fired by both NBC and CBS in the past day. (ABC and Fox are debating whether or not [...]

It’s been the buzz of the Internet today - Michael Richards’ racist rant. I was awaiting the apology and during the Letterman show, I received it. Through the benefit of fortunate timing (or unfortunate depending on your perspective) Jerry Seinfeld was scheduled to appear to talk up the season 7 release of [...]

We’re in the final stretch of the 2006 mid-term elections and there are some interesting stories about the new era of politics and elections here in the United States.
It’s tough being a black man running for any office in the United States. Add to that being a single black man running for senator in [...]

Senator George Allen has a career that seems destined in ending with the title President being added to his name.  He’s been a governor, a senator, played football, and was son a legendary football coach.  The fact that he appears to be a racist will probably only add to his stature, much less hurt him.  [...]

I have to admit that I have allowed Katrina to slip my mind. I am ashamed to admit that I haven’t followed the situation the way I wanted to. I sit here in my suburban malaise thankful for what I have, but not having thought about the people from New Orleans the way I should [...]