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CPAC reveals Republican identity crisis

By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III

9:02 AM on 02/22/2010

OPINION - After watching the videos and reading the speeches one can clearly see a GOP that is at war with itself in terms of ideology and imagery...

Large portion of GOP thinks Obama is racist, socialist, non-U.S. citizen

By theGrio

5:20 PM on 02/02/2010

From The Huffington Post - 31 percent of Republicans believe Obama is a "Racist who hates White people", according to a new Daily Kos poll of more than 2,000 self-identified Republican voters...

Beck: Obama is 'dividing the nation' by reacting 'so rapidly to Haiti'

By theGrio

3:48 PM on 01/15/2010

From Think Progress Right wing radio talker Rush Limbaugh has received considerable criticism for politicizing the earthquake in Haiti this week with a series of inflammatory remarks attacking President Obama. Limbaugh said the White House thinks it can use the disaster to boost its credibility with the "light-skinned and dark-skinned...

Is Negro the new black?

By David A. Love

8:00 AM on 01/13/2010

OPINION - It looks like the word "Negro" is back in style these days, for better or for worse. And it appears that white Americans are most eager to blow off the dust and put the term to use.

Glenn Beck: 'African-American is a ... made-up term'

By theGrio

10:41 AM on 01/08/2010

The topic of race identification on the upcoming U.S. Census was brought up on Glenn Beck's radio program and controversial statements ensued...

The most racially charged stories of 2009

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

10:02 AM on 12/30/2009

OPINION - As we bring in the New Year and look forward to a new decade, I thought it might be fun to review the most racially-charged incidents of 2009.

Broad attacks on ACORN are just plain nuts

By Roland Laird

9:30 AM on 09/24/2009

OPINION -- Let me be clear, ACORN's actions deserved to be exposed, and they deserve to be punished. But let me be equally clear, ACORN is not a big American problem...

Rants against Obama reveal the real racists

By Rev. Al Sharpton

9:16 AM on 07/31/2009

It's been just over six months since the first African American president assumed the reigns of leader of the free world, and thus became arguably the most powerful man on earth. Following slavery, centuries of institutional racism, unequal access to education, jobs and the pursuit of prosperity, America voluntarily voted...

Limbaugh, Beck, and Dobbs play in dangerous race game

By Cheo Tyehimba

12:56 PM on 07/30/2009

Don't hate the player, hate the game. Even if President Obama never publicly utters these words, I have to think that he's probably already said them to himself just to keep his sanity amid the rising undercurrent of race-fueled, anti-Obama rhetoric that is finding favor in national media outlets. Like...

Rangers manager: I used marijuana, amphetamines

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player...