racism
‘Uncle Tom’ remark exposes pain in black community
This is great. AP interviewed my friend Ron Miller, author of Sellout: Musings from Uncle Tom’s Porch. Now it’s in Sports Illustrated and many other pubs… By Jesse Washington Jalen Rose grew up poor in Detroit, the son of single mom and an NBA player he never met. He helped transform basketball culture as a [...]
Glenn Beck crowd: Not so white as advertised
Yours truly reported from Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally on August 28. It was ENORMOUS – probably 500,000 people. Al Sharpton had announced he would lead “progressive” protesters to the Lincoln Memorial and “reclaim the dream” of Martin Luther King. To the best of my knowledge, no one spotted him there. After all, Alveda King, [...]
Why Democrats Are Obsessed With Race
Choice words from Macro Rubio and Ron Miller at Newsmax: http://tinyurl.com/22o4llg
Aug. 11 Washington launch for ‘Sellout’ book on faith, race, politics
CONTACT: Jay Collins Libertas Global Partners Jay@libertasglobal.com 703-896-0131 What would you do if you realized that what you believe and what you practice don’t line up? This was the question facing Ron Miller, author of the new book SELLOUT: Musings from Uncle Tom’s Porch, once he left home and began to ponder the values with [...]
Ron Miller challenges black Americans in ‘Sellout’
Updated Aug. 10, 2010 Black conservative Ron Miller’s gutsy new book Sellout: Musings from Uncle Tom’s Porch couldn’t be more timely as the NAACP and other liberals are charging the Tea Parties with racism and – in the wake of President Obama’s election, no less – Shirley Sherrod’s husband Charles claims that black people can [...]
Black Cherokees’ racism case moved to DC federal court
The lengthy saga of the black Cherokees fighting racism in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is slowly but surely moving forward. To understand the crux of the cases, see a brief but thorough report in last year’s story Who’s the racist now? Before we get to the most recent statement by the Freedmen’s leader Marilyn [...]
Who’s the Racist Now?
With his reaction to the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, President Obama diverted attention from his ill-formed healthcare agenda by throwing racism into the mix. We all know how that turned out and since the American people were not silenced, Obama’s fans in Congress and media are trying to brand us as bigots. But when will pundits [...]
Christ, Obama and America
2011 update: I wrote this column in 2008, but President Obama’s comments call for an update. When he lit the 2011 national Christmas tree, Obama proclaimed himself a Christian and said, “So long as the gifts and the parties are happening, it’s important for us to keep in mind the central message of this season, [...]
