Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has been compelled to deal with racial issues from unusual perspectives. I believe his point of view adds a lot to our discussion, so I welcome Andrew and his column The Topsoil to Allaboutrace.com. As Andrew says, “You gotta turn the topsoil to plant a crop!”
My home state of Maryland is by far one of the most bizarre states in our glorious union.  Not only is there a never ending supply of odd named towns for David Letterman to …