Perspectives
Race: A double-dutch problem for Obama
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- I was asked by a reporter at one point during the primary elections whether the issue of race would continue...
Time to end GOP follies?
Historically, Republican political philosophy and African American advancement have been in accord. Why not now? Foundered in the 1850s by industrial and anti-slavery activists,...
Both Personal and Collective Responsibility
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Lou Dobbs of CNN prodded his panel the other night to explain what was underneath the awful image of castration...
Obama Distances Himself From Blacks: Is There a Cost?
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Is There a Cost? Just back from the Rainbow Push convention in Chicago sponsored by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., I was...
Is oil behind indictment of Sudanese president?
(FinalCall.com) - The Bush administration is pushing the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, president of...
An assault on the Black community
Coming to a city near you - An assault on the Black community The article “Black Neighborhoods on Lockdown”(FCN Vol. 27 No.38 June...
I Understand Michelle Obama’s Comment
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- Michelle Obama has all of a sudden become the center of attention in the election because she is perceived by...
Victimizing Black women demonizing Black men
Are Senator Barack Obama’s assertions about irresponsible Black men the result of unresolved issues he has with his own father? As a psychologist...
A swift kick in the bread basket
“And (make him) a messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that...
Black versus Brown immigration
Intolerant of immigrants in their industrialized country, waves of Black South Africans participated in Black-on-Black mayhem that shocked the world. In these attacks,...