RACE ISSUES

Is Barack Obama being over-scrutinized when it comes to racial issues in and around his campaign?

On Tuesday March 18, 2008, Senator Barack Obama made a speech about race, in response to recent attacks on his affiliations with Reverend Jeremiah Wright of the Trinity United Church of Christ. I will share key quotes from the speech, as well as my viewpoint on this.

The media portray race whether they are aware of it or not. As far as the American people have come, race is still an issue.

This paper examines how the concept of race was changed through the years.

An opinionated view of the controversial race issue in America and the one sided slant that the media seems to put on it.

While I was not alive 40 years ago when the great Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the symbolism of his death still pains my heart. It was a moment in history that affected all of us and should never be forgotten.

Two African American Authors give very different views on racial relations in America.

The Atlanta mayoral race 2009 is controversial. The Atlanta mayoral race is controversial for different reasons. The Atlanta mayoral race 2009 is highly watched because it is quite possible that a white woman could win the...

John Corzine is showing what you do when you can't run on the issues. You try to manipulate the black vote to keep democrats and kiss tail liberals in power. He has to with is record of tax and spend.

In this Gubernatorial election year, New Jersey voters say taxes and the economy are top priorities. Where do Democratic Governor Jon Corzine and Republican challenger Chris Christie stand on these key issues?

Young black women have trouble adjusting on predominantly white college campuses. Race is an everyday, difficult issue. They find the support of sororities valuable in making it through college.

There is more at stake in the Saxby Chambliss / Jim Martin Senate seat run-off race in Georgia. take a look at all the issues involved and decide for yourself.

Discussion of the role of race in Obama's campaign

The welfare of the people takes a back seat on political issues that benefit those in power.

A look at the history of race on television, well, a selective history ...

The editorial and/or opinion article is an effort to open the eyes and mind of those who continue to identify themselves and others as only one race. Many times it is obvious that we are of mixed race. How do we decide which family race to choose and which to ignore.

In a 40-minute speech in Philadelphia today, Senator Barack Obama addressed many of the inflammatory issues surrounding his Presidential campaign in recent weeks, from his former Pastor Jeremiah Wright's incendiary statements to issues of race in America as a whole.

A blogger/reporter for the L.A. Times reports every homicide in the county and makes it a point to name the race of every victim. Should that matter and is she only perpetuating a problem by doing that?

These two novels discuss race and nation in the context of gender and sexuality. These issues are further complicated by issues of assimilation and war.

This article focuses on one of the major candidates running in the race for governor of Nevada. These are facts and issues that Jim Gibbons, Republican, is fighting for.

A look at how race and gender became a highly charged political issue during the Civil War era. Includes references and excerpts.

Race is dead--so why do some say "long live race"? Is a race based medicine likely to save more (especially minority) lives? At what social costs? I address these and other questions in a end of term paper written in 2002.