Rally For Voting Rights Act

Jesse Jackson is organizing a Civil Rights style march in Atlanta on Saturday to urge Congress to re-authorize key sections of the Voting Rights Act. Attorney General Roberto Gonzales has said that the White House support renewal of certain sections of the Act but has not been specific on which sections.
One of the sections [...]

Black First, American Second

I had an interesting conversation with a black friend of mine who is very patriotic. We were discussing America, its history and its current status, and the conversation then turned to whether African Americans could be or should be patriotic. She said, “I’m American first, black second.” I felt the opposite, “I’m black first, American [...]

Rally For Voting Rights Act

Jesse Jackson is organizing a Civil Rights style march in Atlanta on Saturday to urge Congress to re-authorize key sections of the Voting Rights Act. Attorney General Roberto Gonzales has said that the White House support renewal of certain sections of the Act but has not been specific on which sections.
One of the sections [...]

Black First, American Second

I had an interesting conversation with a black friend of mine who is very patriotic. We were discussing America, its history and its current status, and the conversation then turned to whether African Americans could be or should be patriotic. She said, “I’m American first, black second.” I felt the opposite, “I’m black first, American [...]