Charleston then What I remember most about Charleston in 1963: the August heat that no courtroom fan could defeat and my NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) colleague Connie Motley, a woman I once described as ” solid as an oak tree…who suffered little nonsense” from segregationists. The Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional in 1954–one of the […]
Politico What Nixon can teach the GOP about courting black voters The starting gun of the 2016 presidential election has quickly been followed by Republican candidates stumbling over how to talk to, and about, voters of color—the examples are almost too many to count. There was Donald Trump calling Mexican immigrants rapists; some cringe-worthy refusals to label the Charleston shooting a hate crime; plus the awkward […]
Slate White supremacists by the numbers A photograph of suspected Charleston shooter Dylann Roof, found on a website that may belong to him, shows Roof crouched over the numbers “1488” etched in the sand. The numbers have special significance to white supremacists. In 2008, after an assassination plot against then-candidate Barack Obama was discovered, Brian Palmer explained why.The article is reprinted […]
Boston Herald Boston Herald: Northeastern restores buzz to sorts program with NCAA Tournament bid Before the thoughts of send-offs or rallies or even answering questions about what it’s like to be in the NCAA tournament, Northeastern players had a moment to realize the importance of making it all come true. Just before the regular season ended, players held a meeting to discuss how important this year had become, not […]