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racism in america

Today's Lebanon Democrat column: "Democrats were the racists' party"

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You would think that with Barack Obama becoming the Democrats' nominee for president that civil rights activists on the left would concede that we have finally arrived at a color-blind America. In reality, the emergence of Senator Obama has only brought about more discussion about race and the continued accusation of racism in America.

A sip of the sermon

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Imagine if Bill and Hillary Clinton brought their daughter to the church of a white racist spewing hate for 20+ years, got married by him, gave him money year after year, had him baptize little Chelsea, and then put him on Hillary’s campaign.
Would you vote to help put an end to racism in America or [...]

Progressive Thought 10/8: the larger issues of Jena 6

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The following summary of our meeting was published in The Tennessean on October 9:

TAP meeting assesses the larger issues of Jena 6
by Angela Patterson

On Oct. 8, The Tennessee Alliance for Progress held a discussion group at Eastwood Christian Church in East Nashville. The topic: what does Jena 6 tell us about racism in America? How does racism play out in the criminal justice system? How can whites and all minority groups come together against

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