Lots of conversations recently about whether the anti-Obama fury is race-based. Jeremy D. Mayer writes on Politico.com that he doesn’t think it’s all based on racism, but that Republican leaders are too complacent with the anti-black language and imagery being used…

In the Sunday Post-Dispatch, we explore the state of race relations in America in light of the recent controversy surrounding the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.

In one article, “Gates’ arrest sparks debate on perceived racial progress,” some…

Toward the end of his news conference yesterday, President Barack Obama was asked about the arrest of Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates in his home, after he was reported to police when neighbors apparently saw a man struggling to open the…

I’ve asked folks to send me information about upcoming public events so that I can share them with readers of this blog.  I received this today from Akbar Muhammad. He billed “Africa, Obama & the Legacy of Malcolm X” as as the…

On the cover of today’s Go! magazine, a regular section of Friday’s Post-Dispatch,  there is a photo of a couple kissing to go along with the story “The 7 Best Places To Smooch”.  The story hasn’t generated a ton of…

It was a significant moment for Muslims all over the world when President Barack Obama spoke directly to them:

“To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,” President Barack Obama said, on…

So much about Barack Obama’s candidacy has hearkened back to Abraham Lincoln. It started with the announcement of his candidacy in Springfield, Ill. It continued through to his Philly-to-D.C. train ride this weekend. So the New York Times is musing…

Monday — 06:00 am (DC time)

This mural in "China Town" of Obama with Dr. King in the background caught the attention of quite a few tourists

After a few hours of sleep, I’m getting ready to go out and brave…

We’ve talked about this in the office, now the New York Times has written a story about how movies and television helped change perceptions about what was normal. This story from Sunday talks about how culture helped prepare us for…

A story in the New York Times suggests that we are having more conversations about race — and are less anxious about doing so — because of Barack Obama. If you read deeply into the story, you’ll find we need all…