Why not leave New Orleans for good?

I have seriously thought about leaving New Orleans for good, now that Gustav has reminded me of the reality of Gulf Coast living.  It's not quite the retirement shangri-la...remember all the deaths in...

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill's Apology to Civil Rights Organiz...

African Americans, civil rights organizations, journalists, and others, please pardon my family’s attempts to enlighten you and attract your support regarding an issue of gross injustice that does not afford an...

Congressional Apology Acceptance Pending

Many people view the Congressional apology on July 29 for slavery and Jim Crow-era segregation with some reserve.  The House’s apology was met with mixed reviews from the black community. ...

U.S. Congress Apologizes for Slavery

On Tuesday evening, July 29, 2008, House Resolution 194 was passed by voice vote. This bill represents the first time the federal government has apologized for slavery or segregation. The bill was first...

Regarding the American Medical Association Apology

Harriet A. Washington co-authored the paper entitled, African Americans, Physicians and Organized Medicine, 1846-1968: Origins of a Racial Divide, appearing in the July 16, 2008 edition of the Journal...

The 'Race' Card

The majority of people of African descent, living in America, do not have the luxury of compartmentalizing our collective experience here in America, beginning with forced immigration, enslavement, the...

Medical Research? Be an Informed Participant

Ms. Harriet A. Washington, having been a fellow in ethics at the Harvard Medical School, a fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee...

Florida Apologizes for Slavery

The State of Florida formally apologized to the African American Community for injustices committed under slavery and afterwards. The State of Florida stopped short of offering reparations. News was courtesy of the Miami Herald.

Blogger Joins Roundtable Discussion with Barack Obama Regarding Health Plan

Black Blogger Meets With Barack Obama in Ohio African American Political Pundit had the opportunity to have an exclusive interview with Social and Political Blogger MsLadyDeborah from the blog From My Brown Eyed View this week. MsLadyDeborah had the opportunity to...

The Election Process

On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the United States presidential election will be upon us, with most of the nation planning to engage in a process that is viewed as an opportunity for...

Political "Color Arousal " In the United States

Team Clinton and Political Color Arousal Polls show Obama Leads in S. Carolina as Team Clinton successfully polarized voters along racial lines. It worked (for now). The Team Clinton machine (Hillary, Bill and surrogates) developed a new 21st Century Southern...

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill's Apology to Civil Rights Groups ...

African Americans, civil rights organizations, and others, please forgive and pardon my family regarding our attempt to enlighten you and attract your support regarding an issue of gross injustice that does not afford an opportunity to protest against white oppressors, we...

Black Blogger Reaction to Hillary Win

I had planned to write an analysis of yesterday's primary and the Clinton family win in New Hampshire, but I decided not to do one because fellow Afrospear blogger, Villager, at Electronic Village has completed a great analysis that is in keeping with what I was going to...

Hillary Clinton's "Southern Strategy" and Black Voters

Hillary Clinton's New 21st Century Southern Strategy - Not Working Now the former President it trying to scare people into voting for his wife. Check this out, as reported by the Washington...

African Americans (Blacks), The Clinton's, The Presidency and Ron Brown

Blacks, Clinton's, The Presidency and Ron Brown There remains issues and questions that black voters must take a look at before...

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