Racial Politics « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

Ineptitude 101: Color of Change & the Van Jones Fallout

Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it. He who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they [...]

The Waning Political Clout of Blacks in America Will Be A Disaster For the Unprepared

The majority of the pre and post Civil Rights beneficiaries who currently hold office are in their 60′s-70′s. They’ve been so ham-fisted about holding onto that itty bitty political clout there has been no training of successors. Think of Stephanie Tubbs-Jones dying suddenly as an example of the lack of preparation. These men and women [...]

The Racial Politics With Black Women’s Hair

So Oprah mentioned two things at the end of her show Friday that enquiring minds wanted to know. One answered whether she actually sends her own messages on Twitter or if they’re delegated to a producer or assistant. It’s all her baby! She said that’s why we see so few – she doesn’t have much [...]