Category Archives: Race

Setting Back The Cause Of Black People 100 Years

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Sister Fister writes: "Whoever put this video together, thank you for setting your race of people back 100 years." Tritone posts: It’s trying to promote self-improvement. Indeed for many of us, the "advice" in this vid is just common sense: … Continue reading →

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Shouldering ‘The White Man’s Burden’

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Luke Ford

I’m absorbed in A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Andrew Roberts. From page 45: Of course, Australia was right to restrict immigration on some other grounds. A senior public health official was to argue for ‘the strict … Continue reading →

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Double Standard

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Luke Ford

From The Jewish Press’s editorial: Several black city lawmakers last week accused their white colleagues of attempting to dictate to African Americans whom they can honor as the battle over naming a street for the late “activist” Sonny Carson hit … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul and the Blacks

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Luke Ford

Jewcy.com points out this 1996 Houston Chronicle article: Under the headline of "Terrorist Update," for instance, Paul reported on gang crime in Los Angeles and commented, "If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know how … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Minority

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

USC journalism professor Frank O. Sotomayor writes for TruthDig.com: The sense of being excluded from the mainstream of American life is not new for Mexican-Americans and other Latinos. Only a few decades ago, we were called the “invisible minority.” Now, … Continue reading →

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