The 32 Black Republicans who will run for House seats in the fall mid-term elections comprise a historic high. That's admirable. But the Black GOPs have some of the weightiest millstones around their political necks that any candidates could have. more>

The casual mention by some campus officials, students, and in some early reports identifying the Virginia Tech shooter as an unnamed Asian man could’ve easily planted the dangerous public seed that there was an Asian menace to the shootings. more>

One year later, the national roar about attacking poverty has fizzled to a whimper. more>

As the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of drug for African-Americans, a group of advocates from different sectors claimed that it had reinforced dangerous and destructive racial stereotypes and made false race distinctions. The group also accused the manufacturer that the drug had not been thoroughly tested but released it in the market to make easy profits. more>

Despite Hip-Hop pioneer Simmons’ appeal to a younger generation, he is not the long-term answer to the problems of the African American community. The major problem facing blacks is not a generational divide, but the long-standing inequities in class, education, and jobs that continue to plague marginalized communities. more>

Civil rights leaders and Black Democrats mercilessly ridiculed the Republicans for parading Black gospel singers, mariachis strollers, and American Indian dance groups across the stage at the Republican National Convention 2000. Now, political realities have forced the GOP to take action. more>