contributors - Dr. Boyce Watkins

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  • Raising the minimum wage helps, doesn't hurt

    By Dr. Boyce Watkins

    9:00 AM on 07/24/2009

    I am a curious professor, a compassionate capitalist and the owner of a small business. All of these hats create a complex perspective on whether or not it is a good idea to increase the minimum wage. After all, we...

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  • Obama champions the middle class and his Harvard pal

    Obama champions the middle class and his Harvard pal

    By Dr. Boyce Watkins

    9:07 AM on 07/23/2009

    Obama responds to questions during a news conference Wednesday, July 22, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) I found myself enjoying President Obama's Healthcare pitch to the nation on prime time television, as he explained (as most politicians do) why the world will...

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  • Consider this before crying "racial profiling"

    Consider this before crying "racial profiling"

    By Dr. Boyce Watkins

    1:12 PM on 07/21/2009

    When I hear about a Black man being mistreated by police, I take a moment of pause. I think about the horrific statistics on Black males in the criminal justice system, in which we are more likely to be arrested for the same crimes, more likely to be convicted, more likely to be incarcerated and expected to get more prison time than our White counterparts.

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  • Lessons from Sonia and Barack

    Lessons from Sonia and Barack

    By Dr. Boyce Watkins

    7:50 AM on 07/13/2009

    (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Partisan politics aside, Judge Sonia Sotomayor and President Barack Obama present themselves to the world as middle-aged poster children for everything that can be right in Black and Latino America. I'm not talking about their political achievements...

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  • What Obama needs to do in Africa

    What Obama needs to do in Africa

    By Dr. Boyce Watkins

    8:41 AM on 07/09/2009

    Obama looks on during the G8 Summit (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) In a recent interview with AllAfrica.com, President Obama said: "I'd say I'm probably as knowledgeable about African history as anybody who's occupied my office. And I can give you...

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