The two men at the center of the national debate over the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. by Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley had their moment at the White House and agreed to keep talking.

Crowley…

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…

Does President Barack Obama regret weighing in on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.?

A reporter asked Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs that question this morning, and got an indirect answer. According to the Associated Press, Gibbs “told reporters that the…

Neighbor's photo of arrest

Since authorities dropped charges against Henry Louis Gates Jr., presumably they believe police acted improperly in arresting him in the first place.

Slate.com’s Ask the Explainer column takes a look at the actions of Gates and officers during the…

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…

Henry Louis Gates Jr., a nationally known African-American scholar, was arrested in Cambridge after a woman called police to report that a man was trying to break into a house. The Boston Globe reports that Gates had trouble unlocking his door…