You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught
… written in 1949 by Rogers and Hammerstein “South Pacific received scrutiny for its commentary regarding relationships between different races and ethnic groups. In particular, ‘You’ve Got to Be...
View ArticleTea Party Republicans Offer Views On Senator John Cornyn Speaking To Hispanic...
Republican U.S. Senator from Texas John Cornyn made the following update on his official Facebook page on Wednesday 9/8— “At DFW headed to Minneapolis to speak to Hispanic National Bar Association.”...
View ArticleIs Bryan ISD Guilty of Racism?
A column appeared in the Chronicle this past week. Unfortunately, it is too old for me to link to it easily. Even addressing it threatens to get my progressive card revoked. Anyone that knows me knows...
View ArticleMedia Whore
First, some definitions I collected online, in no particular order: A person who craves media attention; someone who will apparently do anything to remain in the media spotlight. A media figure who...
View ArticleA discussion on race
When you have an African-American president you are bound to have more discussions about race than not. That only increases when a well-known former world leader passes away. Nelson Mendala’s death...
View ArticleTextbook Response in Black and White
Two guys who call themselves Simple Misfits conducted an experiment in Los Angeles. One is white, one is black. They filmed each other trying to break into their own car. The result is what you...
View ArticleA Death to Political Correctness?
Every once in awhile, I have thoughts and feelings that I am somewhat ashamed of. In essence, I feel like my progressive card is going to be pulled and ripped into shreds. When I think about political...
View ArticleLesson Learned? I don’t think so.
In today’s Houston Chronicle, Bill King wrote an article about how the chief of police in Houston was offended by an anecdote he used in a previous column. I will elaborate more later, but essentially,...
View ArticleTeachable Moment
An interesting news item popped up this week. Of course, that could be said at any time these days. This one came out of the great state of Oklahoma. I know calling Oklahoma great around these parts is...
View ArticleLet’s Keep Our Eye on the Ball
The recent tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina has certainly created a number of different jumping off points for what appears to be a fairly straightforward event. Those on the right are tripping...
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