Posted on February 14, 2006 by thestateofblog
“He is one of the most recognizable figures of the civil rights movement. He marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and he worked with Coretta Scott King in the years after her husband’s death. He even served in the state legislature of Georgia, where Mrs. King lived. And now he is the chairman of the [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2006 by thestateofblog
In this post, T.M. Brown looks at what goes into being the “perfect woman.”“If you had to guess who some black men consider to be the perfect woman who would it be? Halle Berry? Nope. Vivica Fox? Maybe, but not really. Beyonce? Wrong again. Give up? Try Claire Huxtable, yep, that’s right the [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2006 by thestateofblog
“Should white people be able to use the N word? Should black people use the N word? And if black people use the word in the presence of white people, does that give white people permission to use it? A white English teacher in Louisville, Kentucky seems to think it does. At least that’s what [...]
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