Home 
Press Room Dom Apollon: America is Now 'Post Racial?' Don't Be Ridiculous
Press Room Dom Apollon: America is Now 'Post Racial?' Don't Be Ridiculous | Dom Apollon: America is Now 'Post Racial?' Don't Be Ridiculous |
 If you're like me, you justifiably shed tears at the incredible symbolic power unleashed this week when Americans chose Barack Hussein Obama to be our 44th president. Moreover, his victory speech rightfully reminded us after eight years in the Bush wilderness that indeed "our union can be perfected." That there is genuine "hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow," and the progress we can make for our children in the next 100 years of American history.I must admit, though, by the next day I felt rather daunted by the enormity of that task. So I was relieved to discover through the searingly insightful analysis provided recently by some conservatives that, as far as continued progress in racial justice is concerned, we are finally off the hook. Read the rest of this article at AlterNet. |
|
Get the Latest
ARC Celebrates Associated Press, USA Today, LA Times Decision to Drop the I-Word -- Get With the Times, NYTimes!!
Take the pledge at droptheiword.com, or email droptheiword@arc.org to sign onto the campaign.
RINKU SEN
President and Exec. Director, ARC
Publisher, Colorlines.com
"Racial justice is key to a compassionate, inclusive, dynamic society."
From "Movement Notes" Blog:Find out more at rinkusen.com:
- Bio and Video Reel
- Media inquiries
- Speaking engagements