cross-posted at my place A commenter at Ezra Klein’s blog writes: All those people worried that crazed black people are going to riot if Obama loses should really be worried about the crazed white people rioting when Obama wins. Very few white Americans are aware of the tremendous amounts of violence directed towards successful black businesses and Read More
W.E.B. DuBois We’ve got news. There is no Talented Tenth. Or at least, not in the way it is popularly imagined. We know that this comes as a surprise to the many African Americans who believe that the primary purpose for becoming educated is to lord it over others under the guise of “giving back.” Read More
At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, James Bevel organized Freedom Rides. He was with MLK during the “I Have a Dream Speech,” and also with him the night he was killed. At a family reunion in 2004, his daughters began recounting childhood memories of their father, which included memories of molestation. Last week, Read More
I’d listened to this speech yesterday after listening to King’s “Mountain Top” speech in its entirety for the first time. There are some fascinating moments: Kennedy asking an aide if the crowd heard the news; his asking them to lower their signs; the catch in his voice that he covers by clearing his throat. Eric Read More
