5 Articles

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A Re-Review of W.E.B. Du Bois' Souls of Black Folks
(1 comments) These essays, actually sketches and ruminations of DuBois', remain an enduring backdrop for the picture in which race in America is framed. At the end of each decade, they seem to continue emitting new pregnant meanings. It is worthwhile to review the book as well as those meanings.

Thursday, August 7, 2008
Bill I feel Your Pain: An Epiphany Triggered by Bill Clinton's Reaction to Obama
(8 comments) Bill Clinton's anger had being caught with his hands in the racist cookie jar was heartfelt and real. But what does it say about America?

Thursday, July 17, 2008
Flip-flopping on Obama
(4 comments) Commentary on Obama's move to the Center and his trashing of black people (Black men in particular) in doing so.

Friday, May 23, 2008
Did Slavery Ever Really End in the U.S.?
(13 comments) An essay on the meaning and long-term effects of slavery on U.S. society and humanity. This essay makes the clam that the psychological structure of slavery as well as its sensibilities remain very much intact because they were never completely dismantled.

Thursday, February 14, 2008
A Review of Shelby Steele's: A Bound Man
The final version of a review of Shelby Steele's book: A Bound Man, which is about Senator Barack Obama's chances for wining his quest for the presidency of the U.S.