Category Archives: Politics
Rally Against Corporal Punishment
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Paula Flowe doesn’t know exactly how many people will show up Friday afternoon for a rally at the Texas State Capitol. And she doesn’t know exactly how many people will join her in sleeping out there until proposed legislation in … Continue reading
Schools No Place For Spankings
Did you see the video of a high school basketball coach whipping a player that went viral recently and spawned a mass of outraged viewers? Murrah High School’s Marlon Dorsey admitted to “paddling” his students — even though corporal punishment … Continue reading
The Root’s Confab
This week on the Confab: Join Washington reporter Cord Jefferson as he talks with contributors Deron Snyder and Bassey Ipki about Kanye West’s mental health and whether same-sex education for black boys will help close the achievement gap. Listen here…
More All-Boys Schools, Please
Here are the latest depressing reports on the plight of African Americans: Only 12 percent of our fourth-grade boys are proficient readers, compared to 38 percent of white fourth-grade boys. By eighth grade, reading proficiency falls to just 9 percent … Continue reading
Talking Menthol on “Tell Me More”
Yours truly was a guest Wednesday on NPR’s “Tell Me More with Michele Martin.” The topic was my “Menthol Madness” article on The Root, regarding the FDA’s proposed ban on mentholated cigarettes. The proposal has caused a rift among forces … Continue reading
Run, Sarah, Run! … Please!
Sarah Palin has indicated that she’s open to a presidential bid in 2012. Therefore, President Obama and every one of his supporters should pray nightly that she enters the race and wins the Republican nomination. Although there’s a “be careful … Continue reading
Menthol Madness: No Discrimination!
Like virtually every other African-American smoker I know, the only acceptable brands of cigarettes for me came in green-and-white packs. If you didn’t puff Salems — my cancer sticks of choice — you probably consumed Newports or Kools. I always … Continue reading
Condi Rice, Cool As Ice
It’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma: How can African-Americans gain power and influence within the Republican Party – giving them a welcome option and an insurance policy against being taken for granted by the Democratic Party … Continue reading
Justice Thomas’ House Out Of Order
I don’t what’s happened between Clarence Thomas and his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. But he must have really pissed her off. That’s the only explanation for bringing so much unwanted and unnecessary attention to the Supreme Court Justice. Either that … Continue reading
The Root’s ‘Confab’
This week on “The Confab,” theRoot.com’s weekly podcast, managing editor Joel Dreyfuss, senior editor Teresa Wiltz, and contributing writer Deron Snyder discussed: “The Root 100,” and what it tells us about the positive side of black America; the peculiar racial politics of … Continue reading
