If the post-election hubbub has taught us anything, it is that making accusations about someone's racial views, even if unfounded, has a devastating impact. If you are like me, your Facebook feed over the past two weeks...
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Tim Patrick
Is America a Racist Nation?
The inauguration of Barack Obama eight years ago, trumpeted as the final proof that our slave-embracing past had been put behind us, did not usher in a new era of racial harmony. Every month, it seems, the news media is...
Review: America’s Original Sin
The last few years have been a difficult time for race relations in the United States. Eight years ago, the general consensus was that the election of Barack Obama as president would prove once and for all that American...
American Racism is Basically Over
A recent article in the The Independent documented racial angst over a tribute to Robin Williams at this year's Emmy Awards. During Billy Crystal's public eulogy for the late comedian, a video showed Williams donning a...
The Ninety-Five Percent Rule
It's been a tough few weeks for race relations. The news media issues hourly reports from the trial of George Zimmerman, a Hispanic man, for his shooting of a black youth, Trayvon Martin. Paula Deen stepped away from...