Benjamin Todd Jealous

Benjamin Todd Jealous, head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was featured in a question and answer article in the New York Times Magazine earlier this month. We were intrigued by the very last…

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…

For those still interested in the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., Slate.com offers this provocatively titled article: “The Depressing Cycle of Racial Accusation — The arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. is about neither racial…

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…

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs indicated this morning that President Barack Obama was pretty much done talking about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. But it turns out, the president had more to say. Obama made an impromptu appearance…

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…

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…