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Entries tagged with 'Race'I do see racism hereRe: "Gates-gate shows we have long way to go," by Steve Blow and James Ragland, Sunday Metro column. Normally, I enjoy the dialogue between columnists Blow and Ragland. However, on this issue, I wonder why no one wants to put... My own teachable momentA few years ago, I returned to my Dallas home after spending a month at our business in West Texas. My wife was at work, and I had driven all night and was tired and irritable. Unable to come up... When will racism stop?Until racism stops being injected into most incidents regarding the arrest of blacks by white police, as well as other areas, racism will never stop, especially when it so often happens before all of the facts are in. It is... Race relations: This is a police matterRe: "Demons in Cambridge -- Confronting the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.," Thursday Editorials. This editorial should have been headlined "Demons in D.C." Whether the police officer in the Gates situation acted properly should be determined by the Cambridge... On Points: Don't divert gas tax fundsRe: "A session without a purpose -- State Sen. John Carona talks about 'Seinfeld' legislating, intra-party squabbles and his political future," last Sunday Points. The state gasoline tax is often tapped to fund items that have nothing to do with... The Accomodation, 2009 versionOften I'm told that the book to read to understand Dallas racial politics is Jim Schutze's 1986 book "The Accomodation." As it has been explained to me, the book discusses how the white power structure in Dallas reached a cynical... Race and bias in Ricci v. DeStefanoThis morning, Viewpoints published a piece by Linda Chavez on the Ricci v. DeStefano case, which was heard by the Supreme Court last week. (A recap: New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci was hungry for a promotion; 15 spots were available.... A lesson for DeSotoMost are aware of conflict caused by the New York Post cartoon, which pictured two policemen shooting a chimp to death. The caption quoted the policemen as saying that someone else would have to create the next stimulus package. This... Racial unrest in Paris, TexasThe newspaper ran an informative overview Saturday of the status of race relations in Paris, Texas -- and the fallout Parisians have to deal with after statewide and national attention wane. This piece meshed very nicely with a column Shawn... Race issues already on tableRe: "AG: On race, U.S. cowardly -- Americans segregated in private life, he says, and afraid to discuss it," last Thursday news story. Last year, this country had a major and ongoing discussion about race that culminated on Nov. 4,... Sharpton doth protest too muchRe: "Critics say cartoon links Obama, chimp -- Officials protest, calling it racist; editor defends drawing as 'parody,' " Thursday news story. When I first saw the offending cartoon, the first reference I thought of was Shakespearean, not racial. Since... Why dwell on race?Re: "AG: On race, U.S. cowardly -- Americans segregated in private life, he says, and afraid to discuss it," Thursday news story. Attorney General Eric Holder chastises the U.S. as "a nation of cowards" who "simply do not talk enough... Race card deck is worn outRe: "AG: On race, U.S. cowardly --Americans segregated in private life, he says, and afraid to discuss it," Thursday news story. I was appalled to read the comments by Eric Holder about being a nation of cowards on race issues.... Does Irving really need to change its council system?Sorry, Tod. I meant to respond to your post yesterday on Irving's City Council system but got bungled up in other things. In short, Tod believes Irving's disparity between large Hispanic population (40.6 percent) and Hispanic representation in elected city... Irving, race and single-member districtsTod has started a good conversation below, about whether or not Irving should have single-member districts, to provide "balanced" representation on its city council. Several years ago, I had some conversations with black activist Anthony Bond about this issue; he... Quit stereotyping AmericansRe: "Lacking common ground -- Tell me what values blacks and the Democratic Party share, says Star Parker," Monday Viewpoints. Parker refers to "black America" as if black Americans are limited to only one life experience or one type of... DISD RIFs: the racial subtextI spent some time yesterday talking to a veteran DISD teacher I know. She survived the RIFs, but she is incandescently angry at Hinojosa , the school board and at the entire administration. We talked for half an hour, and... Is the U.S. still racist? (Topic of the day)Today's political coverage and Viewpoints page columns ask whether the country is past racial politics or whether enough racism lingers to defeat Barack Obama's bid for the presidency. Gromer Jeffers Jr. offers a number of questions in his story about... Obama, McCain and race (Topic o' the day)Like it or not, for better or worse, the issue of race is now front and center in the presidential campaign. In the board discussion yesterday that led to our slap-around-McCain editorial today, we did cover the race point but... White flight and the mediaFascinating piece in today's WSJ about the reversal of white flight. The white mayor of San Francisco sees this as a cultural tragedy, and is quoted in the story saying that the loss of black residents in San Francisco means... |