Associated Press writer Douglass K. Daniel yesterday writes about how Palin’s attacks on Barack Obama’s relationship with University of Chicago Prof. William Ayers embed negative racial connotations without resorting to “overt racism.” Palin’s words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false image of a black presidential nomineeContinueContinue reading “AP Analysis: the Racism in Palin’s Attacks on Bill Ayers”
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Who’s Blogging ’bout UNITY?
Below are some of the articles, blog posts about or mentioning UNITY (not in any chronological order). I’ll keep updating this thread whenever I have net access. The official convention news site (with RSS feed): unitynews.org Jeff Winbush, thedailyvoice.com: “Blogging from the Unity Convention” and on his own site Leila Noelliste, ChicagoDefender.com: “Minority journalists gatherContinueContinue reading “Who’s Blogging ’bout UNITY?”
Nation’s First Multilingual Poll Uncovers Tensions Among The Largest Ethnic Groups In America
The nation’s first multilingual poll of Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans has uncovered serious tensions among these ethnic groups, including mistrust and significant stereotyping, but a majority of each group also said they should put aside differences and work together to better their communities. The poll, which was released yesterday during a news conference atContinueContinue reading “Nation’s First Multilingual Poll Uncovers Tensions Among The Largest Ethnic Groups In America”