December 6, 2005 -
We reported last week on Hampton University (Virginia), a historically black college where students were rounded up by police and faced expulsion for holding a peaceful demonstration.
December 6, 2005 -
Cross-posted from Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch So much for putting aside differences in times of need. The Washington Post:
December 6, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal According to this AP report, FEMA officials on the ground in Mississippi warned headquarters that the "system appears broken":
December 5, 2005 -
Getting ready to head to New Orleans, I'm a little behind commenting on a few big events in the Southern political landscape, including the announcement last week that nearly 5,000 janitors in Houston had voted to "go union":
December 5, 2005 -
Next time you hear someone complaining about the "set-asides" and other "special breaks" supposedly granted to businesses run by African-American and other "minority" owners, here's a story from yesterday's Charlotte Observer:
December 5, 2005 -
Instituter Elena Everett and I are headed down to Louisiana and Mississippi this week for a first-hand look at the rebuilding process in the post-hurricane Gulf, as part of our coverage for Gulf Coast Re
December 2, 2005 -
That's one way to describe what happened to Reginald Pitts, a black customer who tried to buy materials for his roofing company at a Tampa-area Wal-Mart. Store managers held him for two hours for check forgery, but it took police only 19 minutes to realize he'd done nothing wrong: