Democracy Only Works When We Claim It

In Those Days [1955], Affirmative Action Was For Whites Only. I Might Still Be Working For The Grocery Store In The Small Texas Town Where I Grew Up Were It Not For Affirmative Action For Southern White Boys.

Barack Obama Treated Too Lightly The People And Forces Determined To Destroy Him. They Spat In His Face And Didn't Even Get Ticketed For A Misdemeanor.

How Can Those Of Us Who Are Parents Help Our Children Recognize Their Bliss?

When We Were Covering The 2008 Campaign I Told My Young African American Colleagues That Despite The Historical Significance Of Victory, Barack Obama Was Going To Break Their Hearts. They Didn't Want To Hear That, And They Refused To Believe It. Eighteen Months Later They Started Dropping By One By One To Say, Sadly: "he Broke Our Hearts." A Couple Of Them Even Wept.

When Certain Causes Become Prairie Fires, Politicians Make Difficult Choices, And Often At The Expense Of Someone Like Jeremiah Wright And Walter Jenkins. That's The Cruel Nature Of American Politics, Where The End Becomes The Consummate Objective, And Sometimes The Means To Get There Come At A Great Price.