Several months ago, Topsoil Columnist Andrew Padula submitted a piece triggered by TI’s gun insanity. It was a good post, but in it Andrew made the observation that increasingly, there were two kinds of people in America. Beyond black and white or brown, there were those who were striving, adhering to the law and doing [...]

On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and those who had been slaves were now free. There are a number of accounts as to why freedom took so long to arrive in Texas:

h/t Dvorak Uncensored

I am trying to write tonight, but I am completely distracted, entranced by an HBO documentary that’s on right now called “Resolved.” It looks at some superstars of high school debate competition. But the twist is that one of the teams is a black team who are arguing (debating?) to change the whole way debates [...]

Tomorrow, the National Association of Letter Carriers will do their part to Stamp Out hunger in the richest country on the planet. All you have to do is place non-perishable food in a bag by your mailbox and the letter carriers will take it away. Make sure your post office is participating first. You can [...]

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In the promo for ‘Meeting David Wilson,’ you hear documentarian David A. Wilson make a jarring introduction: “Hello, David Wilson? My name is David Wilson, I believe your family once owned mine.” Let’s talk about race indeed.
‘Meeting David Wilson’ is a 90 minute documentary that follows David A. Wilson as he travels from his [...]

UPDATE: Absolut says ‘Sorry.’
Here’s the Absolut ad that first appeared in Mexico:

It depicts the border between Mexico and United States prior to the February 2, 1848 signing of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following Mexico’s loss of the Mexican American War. The terms of that Treaty were changed by the United States and some believe [...]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke out about America’s state of race. And as you’ll see there’s not a lot of daylight between her and Barack Obama on this issue.
“Black Americans were a founding population,” she said. “Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together — Europeans by choice and Africans in [...]

I urge you to watch this speech in its entirety. You will be moved.

We the people of America cannot settle for racial politics as usual. Not this time.

Here is the text of his speech “A More Perfect Union”:
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, [...]

Karl Rove spoke at a public lecture last night and I went to hear him. His moral compass is pointed in a different direction than mine, but his brilliance is indisputable and Rove understands much about running winning political campaigns. I wanted to hear what he had to say up close and personal…well, relatively.
Rove spoke [...]

I’ve posted my thoughts on Ralph Nader’s role in the presidential race over at The Unapologetic Mexican, where I am honored to have been graciously offered some fancy real estate on which to hang out…otherwise known as crossposting.
Please head on over and have a look.

Ben & Jerry’s founders have endorsed Obama and they’re giving away free ice cream.
The founders of Ben & Jerry’s endorsed Barack Obama on Monday, and lent his Vermont campaign two “ObamaMobiles” that will tour the state and give away scoops of “Cherries for Change” ice cream.
“If there was ever a need for real change, and [...]

CLICK Here to hear the audio of today’s Blogger’s Roundtable segment.
I hope you enjoy it. It was a lot of fun.
Please let me know what YOU think!!
For the third time I mixed it up with two other bloggers on NPR’s “News and Notes” program. Earlier today, host Farai Chideya put us through our paces [...]