Monthly Archives: March 2008

“Obama Receives High Marks for Race Speech”

Posted on March 23, 2008 by

The New York Times reports a CBS poll which says 70% of respondents believe Obama “did a good job talking about race relations.” By the same margin, those questioned also felt he adequately explained “his relationship with Reverend Wright.” Interestingly, … Continue reading →

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Obama and the Week of “Race”

Posted on March 22, 2008 by

To put it simply, Barack Obama blew me away this week with his “race speech,” delivered on March 18th.  As a person who works as a historian of race and ethnicity in the U.S. past, I can honestly say that … Continue reading →

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“Why are you stealing our jobs?”

Posted on March 22, 2008 by

March 11, 2008. Boulder, CO. Authorities arrested two teenagers who physically assaulted a Latino male named Ivan Ponce De Leon-Najera. The teens confronted the man outside of a local convenience store, began calling him racist names, and then began pushing … Continue reading →

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Race and the 2008 Election

Posted on March 13, 2008 by

Recent events have seemed to focus attention on the ways “race” is a factor in this year’s presidential election. In particular, pundits and analysts are looking to race as a divisive and potentially volatile issue in the remaining months of … Continue reading →

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Geraldine Ferraro is a Racist

Posted on March 13, 2008 by

Geraldine Ferraro’s comments concerning Barack Obama are causing a flurry of political discussions today. Some are calling them”racist,” others “insensitive,” and both are pretty on point. I’d like to suggest that, at heart, they are mostly ignorant. What they fail … Continue reading →

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