African American Columnists Roundup

Bob Herbert discusses depressing plight of the City of Detroit, once one of America’s great cities: The city of Detroit is using federal money to destroy thousands upon thousands of empty homes, giving in to a sense of desperation that says there is no way to rebuild the city so let’s do the opposite: let’s [...]

African American Columnists Roundup

Clarence Page writes about the bind the Republican Party is in with African American voters: President Barack Obama’s election has inspired a record number of African-Americans to run for Congress. What’s surprising is that they’re running as Republicans. Say what? Have Obama’s approval ratings been that shaky? Not quite. At this point we’re talking about [...]