Posted on March 20, 2008 by web_reader
Beyond America’s Original Sin is an op-ed piece by Roger Cohen, whose childhood was partially spend in apartheid South Africa.
Progress, since the Civil Rights Movement, or since apartheid, has assuaged the wounds of race but not closed them. To carry my part of shame is also to carry a clue to the vortexes of rancor [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by web_reader
Obama’s NCAA bracket His Final Four picks are North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA, and Pittsburgh. For the championship, he’s got UNC defeating UCLA. He should have talked to me first because I would have told him that Georgetown’s going …all …the …way!
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by web_reader
Barack Obama’s speech on race has been viewed more than 2 million times on You Tube, been emailed widely, and posted on numerous blogs. Read how Groups Respond to Obama’s Call for Naitonal Discussion on Race.
While commentators and politicians debated its political success Wednesday, some around the country were responding to Mr. Obama’s call for [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by web_reader
On the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War, Senator Obama gave a major address in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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