I believe Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s tears yesterday on “The View” were sincere. I believe she seeks racial harmony in our country and so do I. Further, it’s my hunch that hundreds of thousands of people, many of them white, were nodding along as she expressed her passionate belief that the constant use of the ‘n-word’ in pop culture makes it more difficult to get to a better, more racially understanding society.
I think she’s right. I hate the ‘n-word’ when anybody uses it. But let me be very clear about my opinion …

Yes. And Wright (pictured on the right) was prone on his stomach at the time.
According to tmz.com
Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, who were arrested this past weekend at a Shreveport, La. bar, were pepper sprayed and tased by cops. And, we’re told, police went on a vulgar rant — and portions were caught on cell phone video.
The incident occurred during a wrap party for Oliver Stone’s movie “W” about the Prez. Local station KTBS reports and TMZ sources say Wright, who plays Colin Powell, was repeatedly tasered and pepper …

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It’s a mistake to teach our kids that hackneyed, unconvincing rhyme about sticks and stones and words never hurting. Most of us know that words can slice and dice with the precision of a scalpel’s edge. Words set the foundation for periods of great tolerance and expansion. And words billow and swirl into caustic clouds when gross inhumanity thrives. But words aren’t Kryptonite. They can’t cripple with their mere utterance. Not literally, anyway. So should we care what people say? Should we care when someone says something derogatory, when someone …

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has felt compelled to address racial issues from his unusual perspective. Andrew is a white, politically conservative, blues musician who has been teaching and touring the U.S. and Europe since 1993. He can be seen with blues legend Bobby Parker on B.E.T. Jazz Central as well as on Carlos Santana’s recent DVD release “Montreux Blues Summit”. His point of view adds plenty to our discussion, so I welcome Andrew and his column The Topsoil to Allaboutrace.com. As Andrew …

Multi-platinum selling hip hop artist Nas has decided to name his upcoming album Nigger. And he doesn’t want to hear about it from the likes of me.
“We’re taking power [away] from the word,” he added. “No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil-rights movement, but some of my n—as in the streets don’t know who [civil-rights activist] Medgar Evers was. I love Medgar Evers, but some of the n—as in the streets don’t know Medgar Evers, they know who Nas is. And to my older people …

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has felt compelled to address racial issues from his unusual perspective. Andrew is a white, politically conservative, blues musician who has been teaching and touring the U.S. and Europe since 1993. He can be seen with blues legend Bobby Parker on B.E.T. Jazz Central as well as on Carlos Santana’s recent DVD release “Montreux Blues Summit”. His point of view adds plenty to our discussion, so I welcome Andrew and his column The Topsoil to Allaboutrace.com. As Andrew …

The NAACP held a large, mock funeral yesterday. They buried the N-Word. Sure the NAACP’s burial of the N-word got plenty of media coverage and maybe even stimulated further debate about the use of “nigger” within the African American community. Frankly, I wish to God that they had chosen to bury another of the ills that actually plagues the urban black community instead, like: teenage pregnancy, intra-community violence, feelings of powerlessness or obesity and its related diseases. But then of course, those issues are not so catchy or photo op …

I was a youngster when the movie Serpico, starring Al Pacino, opened. The movie captured the true life story of Frank Serpico, an honest, undercover, New York City cop, and his battle against crime and corruption perpetrated by other New York City cops. I had read the book, my mom had it, and I pretty much read everything that came into the house. That made it easy to persuade my loving grandmother to take me to the Saturday matinee, across the street, at the Allen Theater.
My grandma had no idea …

It was one of those perky, sunny mornings that introduce spring to New York City. I was waiting at a crosswalk and blammo; a freckle faced young man plowed his bike right into me. He didn’t look crazy, so as I recovered from my stumble I met his eyes, presuming an, “Oh, excuse me” would be forthcoming. Instead, he looked at me, turned his head and then turned the front of his bike toward the intersection. It was downhill fast from there
“Excuse me, you just hit me with your bike.”
“Yeah?”
Now …