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...They gave up their sit-in Thursday afternoon at the request of Anderson's parents to prepare for a march. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton spoke to crowd of about 1,500 at that rally in front of the the state capitol building Friday morning. Both demanded the state complete its investigation and punish those responsible. They later met privately with Gov. Jeb Bush...
...Somewhere between Al Sharpton and David Horowitz, the racial debate (like much of the political debate) became spectacle. Black.White. revels in a racist fantasy, one that asserts that the only important thing to be said about one?s ethnicity are the problems it generates for others. Seemingly every little tick and personal eccentricity is blamed on the characters' race. To which I respond with Chris Rock?s famous line: Whatever happened to crazy...
...Nagin?s new populism was on vivid display, however, at a recent rally and march organized by Jackson?s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition to protest the April 22 primary. Thousands turned out to cheer the mayor, Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who equated the New Orleans election to the disenfranchisement efforts against blacks during the Civil Rights era. (Comedian Bill Cosby was welcomed too until he excoriated the crowd for the city?s high murder rate, drug-dealing ways and teenage pregnancies.) Nagin supporters like Candy Williams, who lost her New Orleans home in Katrina, vowed to get far-flung family...
...Diamond in your remarks to a gathering of historians? Not in this University, you don’t.Eager to see that untouchably cool Af-Am professor who calls everyone “Brother” return to academic research from his long foray into spoken word albums and Al Sharpton presidential bids? You’d best not even mention it. You’re probably a racist if you do.Any offensive opinion, including those backed up by research, will be an albatross around your neck forever. If you must say anything—and you shouldn?...
...characters are multi-dimensional. The males in the projects are lazy, unemployed, oversexed stereotypes, or Al Sharpton imitators. The females are “ghetto-fabulous” shrillers. The cops are stupid, blatantly racist pigs. It’s a wonder anything gets done in this city. Ah, Jersey...