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...recent tragic events in Jena, Louisiana have demonstrated the touchy dynamics that post-civil rights black leaders must contend with. Obama seemed to shy away from bold statements of racism concerning the Jena Six, saying it “isn’t a matter of black and white, it’s a matter of right and wrong.” Instead, he attempted to make it a national issue, and not just a black one: “It is not just an offense to the people of Jena or to the African-American community...
American academia would soon be purged of its international impurities, as every university caught on and followed Harvard’s lead. Remember, if it weren’t for similarly bold, principled leadership on Harvard’s part, American colleges would still have early admission programs...
...Some columnists were bold enough to address that disparity. In a column for the Miami Herald, Dan Le Batard weighed in: “You’ll forgive black people if they aren’t terribly comfortable with white people making the rules for them…When the distrust is that large and pervasive, it is going to seep into some places it doesn’t belong—like, for example, this Vick case.” Wright Thompson of ESPN.com wrote a piece detailing the racial history in Atlanta, and how African Americans...
...what really caught my attention about the release festivities for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was something much more subtle. On the front window of local Anderson’s Bookshop, a piece of white newsprint asked a seemingly simple question in bold black letters: “Is Snape Evil?” Around that question, the city’s children held a passionate debate in multicolored scrawls. In J.K. Rowling’s books, of course, evil is little more than a plot point, an answer to the question...
...important to me that our clothes were easy to wear and were priced so women could afford them." Looks as if the strategy is working. It's nearly impossible to walk down a city street without seeing a pair of Burch's Reva ballet flats, complete with her bold T-logo medallion...