Yes, Virginia, Slavery Happened

What would Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s supporters make of Donald Kaul’s recent column about the “Compton Cookout” party at the University of California at San Diego? McDonnell proclaimed April to be “Confederate History...

President Obama and the Harsh Racial Reality

The black love affair with President Barack Obama is stronger than with any figure in the post-civil rights era. According to a recent New York Times poll, President Obama enjoys a 96% approval rating among African Americans. As an African American myself, I too feel...