An Honest Discussion Of Race?

February, 2009

If I, a white guy, had penned the words "History has demonstrated that...only when black and white folk work together to confront challenges in our society can significant change happen," would I be patriarchal or racist ("Welcome to Post-Racial America." November)? Might I be suggesting significant change can come about only if whites help blacks make it happen or if whites allow blacks the chance to change? Rosa Parks, Bobby Seale and Frederick Douglass, to name a few, migh...

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