On Thursday morning, Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel was a rising star. His career was in ruins by afternoon.
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Debacles In Blackface
Tag Archives: Race
Flying While Black
Millions put up with ordinary inconveniences as we travel for Thanksgiving, but African-Americans face hassles others don’t.
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The Timeless Politics Of Race And Sport
Remember the good old days when sports did not mix with racial politics? They never happened.
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To Stop Police Killings, Stop The Stops
Calls for empathy and dialogue won’t save black lives; changing police behavior will.
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A Seething Sense Of Injustice
Freddie Gray’s case is not the only one this week where judges failed to vindicate the rights of an African-American defendant.
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Expecting Less Of The Oscars
And the best picture of 2015 is… ultimately up to us to decide.
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We Are What We Believe Ourselves To Be
As citizens, we establish our government; it does not establish us.
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Stop-And-Frisk On Wheels
An unwarranted traffic stop in Ohio could have ended tragically, as so many others have. This time it didn’t.
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Housing Advocates Face Buyer’s Remorse
Fair-housing advocates may come to regret their unexpected Supreme Court victory.
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Still Loving In Virginia
Virginia, where racial barriers to marriage were finally broken, still insists that marriage applicants state their race.
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