Tag: racial
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June 04, 2006 02:23 AM EDT --
When I was just a colored boy
you refused to call me by name
and used every lousy metaphor
you thought it to be the same.
Your anger rose with my rejection
of your colored moniker and then
as to seek . . . more
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September 20, 2007 05:52 AM EDT --
Herewith follows a series of questions directed toward people who have a preference for their own race over that of others. The questions are intended to cause those people to stop and contemplate . . . more
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October 03, 2006 12:51 PM EDT --
This question has puzzled me for a very long time. Some people consider calling certain people "black" offensive. And those who use this word are often considered racists. And I have a . . . more
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October 21, 2007 04:11 PM EDT --
No, really. I'm dead serious. Apparently, Keith Jarrett, the president of the National Black Police Association in the UK, is planning to give a speech to convince police authorities to search more . . . more
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September 14, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
I have got to wonder about this. Barack Obama has very strong support in the African American community, true. But the thing you need to be aware of is the fact that he lags behind McCain by around 20 . . . more
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December 03, 2007 09:58 PM EST --
My husband is taking a Chinese language class in a local community college. During the last class, the teacher commented that Chinese people are more racist in general.
What do you think about this . . . more
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September 02, 2008 08:54 AM EDT --
This morning the election has been on my mind. I generally am not overly concerned with politics. In all honesty, I'm not sure that it is the politics that has my interest but the politicians and . . . more
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May 14, 2008 09:59 AM EDT --
Here is George W. Bush in a recent intervew in "Politico" magazine:
Q Mr. President, looking ahead, are you worried that through no fault of the candidates, that America may be in for a kind . . . more
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August 10, 2008 07:54 PM EDT --
Today when I was out on a walk, a 20-something guy, driving his sporty car, pulled down his window, and shouted at me, "ASIANS SUCK!" I was totally not expecting this, so by the time I turned . . . more
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April 02, 2007 08:21 AM EDT --
They're inciting prejudice and ill feeling! Don't have a lot of time for writing this today so it will just be straight and to the point. Paula Zahn is airing a show on CNN on Wednesday and advertising . . . more
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July 18, 2007 10:26 PM EDT --
Just recently, my supervisor went over our company policy for sexual harassment. It is a very large company, and it is something that is done yearly, if not more. My supervisor is professional, . . . more
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October 07, 2007 06:05 PM EDT --
Having spent my entire childhood in a Jacksonville, Florida orphanage, we kids never knew of the prejudices known to the rest of the world. At least, we did not think we were prejudice.
I remember running . . . more
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May 17, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
The Black and White of 'Ho' Culture
By Kathleen Parker
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- In a new twist in American race relations, a federal court has ruled that a white teacher in a predominantly . . . more
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September 04, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
For a while, I received phone calls almost daily regarding my credit card balances. Since I have not used a credit card in close to twenty years, I selected the remove me from your calling list option. . . . more
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September 15, 2007 01:36 PM EDT --
On Friday Louisiana's appeals court abruptly vacated the felony conviction of a black teenager accused of beating a white student in a case fraught with racial tensions.
With the prospect of . . . more
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April 04, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
I read an interesting article today about sex education in schools, the percentages of kids these days who get diseases, etc ... The comments were phenomenal! I would like opinions on . . . more
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April 04, 2007 03:43 PM EDT --
I have been exchanging private messages with a Gather Connection for a few days last week. It was rather enjoyable and I was very happy that I made a new friend. His last email posed a question that I . . . more
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September 18, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
The definition of a hate crime or at least how hate crimes laws are used seems to be the question of the week. As my regular readers will recall I rasied the question of what is a hate crime in the . . . more
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September 21, 2007 10:22 AM EDT --
Yesterday a group of gay community leaders in Newark, New Jersey sent a letter to Newark Mayor Cory Booker and other officials calling on the officials to investigate whether the execution-style murders . . . more
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October 16, 2007 12:04 PM EDT --
My special needs daughter came home and told me about a boy named James calling her names. I asked her what the names the boy was calling her. The first thing she said was Indian. I started . . . more
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