No journalism outlet can be correct all the time. Writers will make mistakes, editors will miss them, and the endless deadline pressure means errors will slip through from time to time. That said, the nation’s supposed “newspaper of record” recently
In an wide-ranging interview with Fusion/Univision anchor Jorge Ramos given in Nashville, TN that aired earlier this week, President Barack Obama discussed the state of race relations in the United States, given the recent circumstances created by the legal processes
Hip-hop and business magnate Russell Simmons spoke with CNN’s Erin Burnett Monday night in reference to cases like those of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Trayvon Martin, and he warned of more protests if “demands are not met.” “On Wednesday, we
According to a new Bloomberg poll, “a majority of Americans, 53 percent, say the interactions between the white and black communities have deteriorated” since Obama took office back in 2008. But can you blame them? In the six years since
On Saturday, Judge Jeanine Pirro, host of the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” railed against President Obama for “fan[ing] the flames of resentment” and “tak[ing] sides based not on facts, but on color” for his rhetoric in the
In response to Rolling Stone Editor Offers 2nd Apology Amid Intense Criticism: What a season of journalistic meltdowns we’ve had! From the grand jury demolition of Ferguson mythology, to the media’s bizarre obsession with the Facebook postings of an obscure
Former NBA player Kenny Smith, now an analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” blasted fellow analyst Charles Barkley for his comments on events in Ferguson, Missouri, saying Barkley had no justification for offering his opinion. Barkley had stated: [Those expletives]
Once upon a time, the civil rights movement was deeply concerned about the rights of criminal defendants. Not anymore. Today, those who say they care most about civil rights are calling for grand jury reforms that would make it easier
In his remarks Wednesday on the non-indictment of the New York police officer who allegedly choked Eric Garner to death during a routine arrest, President Barack Obama claimed that he does not involve himself in such controversies. “My tradition is not
Author and economist Thomas Sowell stated that President Obama “wants to spread paranoia…if paranoia will get out the vote” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. When asked about Obama’s decision to weigh in on cases such the Trayvon
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson revved up hundreds of protesters Saturday night at the Portland Justice Center, recounting his time in Ferguson, Missouri and invoking the crowd to repeat Jackson’s words, chanting them back to him. Jackson’s speech was the
Ever ready to fan the flames of racism, MSNBC was at it again on Monday with a guest who blamed the rioting in Ferguson, Missouri on “systemic” American “white supremacy.” During the Monday broadcast of “The Reid Report,” The Nation
A 32 year-old unarmed Bosnian man was beaten to death with hammers by at least three black teenagers in South St. Louis early Sunday morning. Two teens, 15 and 16, were arrested. The victim was identified as Zemir Begic, 32, of
University of Pennsylvania Associate English Professor Dr. Salamishah Tillet argued that the principle that black lives don’t matter is “re-surfacing” on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC. Tillet started by discussing “state-sanctioned” violence against black people, adding “or you have individuals, as
New Orleans Saints tight end Ben Watson scored a 48 on the Wonderlic test, making him, along with Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the smartest guy in the NFL according to the predraft intelligence gauge. Anyone doubting the man’s brains,
Saying “violence isn’t the answer,” Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James criticized the rampant rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, and spoke out about the announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not being indicted for the August shooting of a local
Dustin Smith, head of the Sacramento Police Officers Association, fired back at Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s ill-considered comments regarding the non-indictment of Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown by a grand jury. Smith said
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to rhetoric earlier in the day from outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, who remarked on last night’s decision not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren
Tuesday on CNN, host Don Lemon took Rev. Jesse Jackson to task for claiming the riots last night in Ferguson were caused by “unending consistent pain and neglect” of urban plight and joblessness. At one point Lemon interrupted Jackson saying,
As Ferguson rioters and hoodlums were burning down buildings in their communities, shooting at police officers, looting stores, and pelting CNN reporters with rocks and bottles on Monday evening, the NAACP invoked Trayvon Martin in vowing to fight the “appalling”
Dr. Ben Carson, author of “One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future” argued that race relations were worse under President Obama on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I actually believe that things were better before this president
Oakland protesters expressed their anger at the grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson, Missouri police Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by marching onto westbound Interstate 580, bringing traffic to a halt. The incident occurred
On Monday night, the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri freed Officer Darren Wilson from the possibility of indictment over his shooting of 18-year-old black man Michael Brown. The prosecutor before the grand jury, Robert McCulloch, explained why the indictment had
Last month, Jermain Taylor remarkably recaptured a share of the middleweight crown. This month, the good-guy boxer more remarkably finds himself facing 26 years in prison. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged the 2006 Arkansan of the Year with first degree battery
Buried under a dozen paragraphs is a fascinating little factoid the mainstream media never talks about and doesn’t want to talk about: Democrats haven’t won a majority of the white women vote since 1992: In Arkansas, the Republican candidate, Tom
