Recently, I’ve been asked both directly and in roundabout ways, “When do we get to press the racial reset button?” The people who’ve asked this question seem to feel tired of dealing with racial issues and in particular are frustrated by the level of “black anger” they encounter. Those who ask this question want to move on to the point where race is a non-issue. They want to embrace the level playing field so many of us have imagined.
I think it’s a fair question and one that I’ve been thinking …

Here is an excerpt from “Louisiana Town Fells ‘White Tree,’ but Tension Runs Deep”:
We are seeing two systems of justice: one system of justice for white folks and one system of justice for black folks,” said Jordan Flaherty, an editor who is following the Louisiana case for Left Turn magazine, an liberal activist publication based in New York. “If this had been a fight between only black students, there would not have been this penalty,” said Flaherty, who is white. “This is not a group of kids with a history …