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Haiti deserves American relief, not an ugly American’s curses

The Rev. Pat Robertson needs a history lesson about Haiti.
 

More facts please, Sen. Webb: Otherwise, diversity critique panders to crackpot right

By Wayne Dawkins
 
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., in a Wall Street Journal essay July 22, said federal diversity programs stir racial tensions. Webb did not cite any specific, egregious program. He should or he is pouring accelerant on an inflamed racial landscape.
 

Vacation over; pressure Obama, docile African-American voters

By Wayne Dawkins
 
African-American voters must end their vacation and get to work. This constituency must make the president work harder for them.
 
That was the clearest message I heard Saturday from six political scientists and legal experts during the “From Black Power to Barack Obama” panel at the Harlem Book Fair.
 

‘The Boss’’ legacy: Makes no difference if you're black or white

By Wayne Dawkins
 
George Steinbrenner [1930-2010] insisted on winning, so much so he changed the racial complexion of the New York Yankees and erased their reputation as the country club white boys.
 

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