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I Am Barack Obama

by diheonline, October 31, 2008

  [caption id="attachment_540" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Dr. Pamela Reed attended a recent Barack Obama in Richmond, Va. "][/caption] A funny thing happened the other day.  I attended a Barack Obama rally, one of thousands of Virginians who braved the cold and stood in line outside the Richmond Coliseum, most of whom were no

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Hawaii and American Colonial Amnesia

by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, October 27, 2008

How many college students are taught how the United States “acquired” Hawaii?  Which departments are charged with teaching the ABCs of US imperialism?  Now, perhaps more than ever, we need a concerted effort to bring more awareness to the plight of the Hawaiian people.  On October 1, 2008, the U.S.

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“Racism Without Racists” Is Twisted Logic

by Dr. Pamela D. Reed, October 9, 2008

There is an astonishing theoretical perspective taking hold in the American academy, and working its way down into the mainstream. And if it remains unchallenged, it seems that it is well on its way to becoming an accepted tenet. It is the bizarre idea that, while racism is

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An Inspiration For Us All

by Dr. Elwood Watson, September 26, 2008

A few weeks ago, I was talking with a good friend of mine about the acceptance speech that Barack Obama delivered in Denver. We both watched the speech at different locations and commented on how Obama’s was so inspiring, emotive, sincere and downright “on the money in his message!   I

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Stay The Course Or Change Directions Is The Question

by Dr. James Ewers, September 18, 2008

As Election Day approaches, we must decide whether characteristics will trump the issues of the day.  This conundrum makes for a slippery slope for some of us. Those of us that are voting age have participated in some local, state and national elections where we did not always vote for

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