Proportionality eluded PBS when the decision was made to suspend a beloved professor of African American studies’ Continue reading PBS’ punishment of Henry Louis Gates unfair to viewers | Proportionality on Blog#42
Faced with homegrown white supremacy, Lindsey Graham still won’t own it | #Racism on Blog#42
As reported in a previous post, Lindsey Graham initially issued a proper statement on Charleston. He should have stopped there. Continue reading Faced with homegrown white supremacy, Lindsey Graham still won’t own it | #Racism on Blog#42
Cleaning The South of Slavery and Confederate-era Relics
I was pleased to read about New Orleans Mayor Landrieu’s proposal to take down some of the reminders of slavery and the confederacy. Continue reading Cleaning The South of Slavery and Confederate-era Relics
#Updated: South Carolina Rep. Chumley’s Southern madness: White confederate ignorance on Blog#42
Common font of knowledge | Defining what we all know on Blog#42
I was surprised, as I set out to find the best possible definition for “font or fount of knowledge” Continue reading Common font of knowledge | Defining what we all know on Blog#42
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet on BBC Jazz 625 (1966) | Blog#42
Dizzy’s genius as a composer, bandleader and soloist come shining through in this beautifully-restored high-quality recording. Continue reading Dizzy Gillespie Quintet on BBC Jazz 625 (1966) | Blog#42
The insufferable colorism of .@CornelWest | #Racism on Blog#42
Cornel West’s almost constant use of the same repugnant racial language he decries, Continue reading The insufferable colorism of .@CornelWest | #Racism on Blog#42
Haley Barbour is not offended by American or confederate flags | Mississippi G-ddam on Blog#42
Former Governor Haley Barbour was apparently on Morning Joe, Continue reading Haley Barbour is not offended by American or confederate flags | Mississippi G-ddam on Blog#42
FBI’s Comey on #terrorism label: mostly wrong | #WhiteSupremacy on Blog#42
FBI Director Comey has been receiving a lot of criticism since opining, a mere two days after the Charleston Massacre, that terrorism doesn’t apply in this case. Continue reading FBI’s Comey on #terrorism label: mostly wrong | #WhiteSupremacy on Blog#42
Answering an #NYT reader on Millennials being as racist as their parents | #Statistics on Blog#42
A New York Times reader asked this in a comment on Paul Krugman’s op-ed “Slavery’s Long Shadow:” Continue reading Answering an #NYT reader on Millennials being as racist as their parents | #Statistics on Blog#42