EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Brando’s Jews July 9, 2004 The Forward is a major Jewish newspaper in New York City The death of Marlon Brando last week revived painful memories of the […]
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An African view of Obama
OBAMA: AN AUDACITY OF HOPE? Nigeriaworld by Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Congress woman, recently visited the White House with a congressional delegation. Making her way out, she […]
Read moreAmerica’s label game misses diversity of race
America’s label game misses diversity of race: The term “African-American” does less to define blacks than divide communities. But some hope one man of mixed heritage can ease the tensions. […]
Read moreA Cosby Makeover
August 02, 2004, 8:44 a.m. A Cosby Makeover: The NAACP should dedicate itself to more than just institutional preservation. By Ward Connerly When President George W. Bush declined to speak […]
Read moreBreaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence The New York Times August 1, 2004 By HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. “Go into any inner-city neighborhood,” Barack Obama said in his keynote address to the Democratic […]
Read moreAn Appeal Beyond Race
An Appeal Beyond Race The New York Times August 1, 2004 By SCOTT L. MALCOMSON ON Tuesday, at about 9 p.m., Barack Obama was an Illinois state legislator running for […]
Read moreYoung Japanese-Americans Honor Ethnic Roots
Young Japanese-Americans Honor Ethnic Roots The New York Times August 2, 2004 By MIREYA NAVARRO The daughter of a Japanese-American mother and a white American father, Ms. Cherry, 24, said […]
Read moreOppression of Italians in Wartime U.S.
Thriller Draws on Oppression of Italians in Wartime U.S. The New York Times August 2, 2004 By BILL TONELLI A dying father summons his daughter, a lawyer, to reveal a […]
Read moreIn Support of Voting
In Support of Voting by Jacob G. Hornberger September-November 2004
Read more“Black” Continental Soldiers
We Need to Learn More About Our Colorful Past The New York Times Maurice A. Barboza and Gary B. Nash July 31, 2004 Back in 1925, American society tended not […]
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