If you think Obama hasn’t delivered for African Americans, take a closer look at his record.
January/February 2013
Posted inJanuary/February 2013
A House Divided
Why do middle-class blacks have far less wealth than whites at the same income level? The answer is in real estate and history.
Posted inEconomy, January/February 2013, Magazine
The New White Negro
What it means that family breakdown is now biracial.
Posted inJanuary/February 2013, Law and Justice, Magazine
Prison’s Dilemma
Even if every convict were rightly sentenced, America’s vast, racially skewed incarceration system would still be morally indefensible.
Posted inBooks, January/February 2013, Law and Justice, Magazine
A New Role for Parole
African Americans suffer from high rates of incarceration and crime. Here’s how to drastically reduce both.
Posted inBooks, January/February 2013, Magazine
A Dedicated Life
Shirley Sherrod’s ongoing battle for racial cooperation in Georgia.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education, January/February 2013, Magazine
The Next Affirmative Action
Want to help minority college students? Make the entire higher education system more accountable.
Posted inJanuary/February 2013, Magazine, Politics
Lincoln: No Hero to Native Americans
The Emancipation Proclamation was in many ways a tremendous step forward for human rights, but it didn’t bring any new rights to Native Americans. In fact, Abraham Lincoln is not seen as much of a hero at all among many American Indian tribes and Native peoples of the United States, as the majority of his […]
