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...Steele trying to reduce the remarkable achievements of Winfrey and Obama - two of our country's most compelling citizens - to their ability to make whites "think well of themselves"? Those who accept Steele's soul-crushingly cynical view should realize that they are also embracing the belief that no progress has been made on racism in the U.S., and it will always be an insurmountable problem. How can Steele so blithely discount the tantalizing possibility that we are witnessing a truly new day? Millions of black and white Americans deeply admire Oprah Winfrey and Senator Obama for their character, energy...
...Steele seems exhausted. He now reminds us blacks why we view his analysis as suspect and influenced by self-hate. Steele seems desperate to transfer his racial baggage to Obama. Steele places him in a racial box and then explains to us why he belongs there, refusing to accept that Obama can authentically view himself as an individual who happily lives his life as a black man embracing the American Dream. Steele's simplistic labels ("bargainers" and "challengers") disregard the subtleties we employ to navigate our way through the racial land mines of mainstream America. Perhaps...
...describes an intellectual culture in Cambridge in which “the bar is a little higher” to accept the kinds of programs with which he has been involved...
...can’t let this slide any further,” junior Drew Housman said. “I know the coaches and players are not going to accept this. We’re going to get it right...
...Raising awareness should be a means to an end, not an end in itself. There are things students can do to help make a difference in Darfur, such as donating money to non-governmental organizations that provide refugee relief or medical aid. We can lobby congress to accept refugees in America, to impose sanctions, or even to take military action. Some of these courses of action have downsides, but they should be our primary considerations, not the symbolic gesture of divestment. Lack of awareness is no longer a problem; a lack of progress is. Advocating for policies that do nothing...