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West strode to the podium in his black suit and tightly-wrapped neck scarf and expounded on the contributions that “brother Tavis” has made to the dialogue about race in America. One such contribution, he said, is a book that Smiley put together called ?...
The powerful essays, taken together, represent a comprehensive course of action for improving the economic, social, and political conditions for all black Americans. In the introduction to “The Covenant,” Smiley writes, “Now is the time to stop talking about our pain...
Recent events involving black citizens and the police underscore the need for a document like “The Covenant.” Last week, a 23-year-old unarmed man was killed when plainclothes police officers fired 50 rounds at his car as he left his bachelor party at...
One of the most important chapters in the book is “Covenant IV: Fostering Accountable Community-Centered Policing.” It contains facts about racial profiling (over 10 percent of black drivers were searched or had their vehicle searched during a traffic stop in 2002, compared to...
Is this a satisfactory balance? It?s hard to tell. Conservatism?s numbers have been shrinking steadily for over a decade, as more liberal members have moved into the Reform camp and members of so-called ?conservadox? congregations have become simply Orthodox. One religious body that will no doubt be...