Tag Archives: Tea Party
Glenn Beck, Al Sharpton Host Dueling Rallies
March to "Restore Honor" vs. rally to "Reclaim the Dream" of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
If the tens of thousands of Tea Party patriots who descended on the National Mall…
By Joyce Jones
Washington Report: Black Tea Partiers Fight Charges of Racism
Members denounce notion that there are racists among them
Black conservatives held a press conference on Wednesday to denounce the notion that there are…
By Joyce Jones
Shirley Sherrod: A Rush to Judgment?
In the race to condemn Shirley Sherrod, everyone got it wrong
In the last 24 hours, Shirley Sherrod has gone from being portrayed as a racist…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
Irony of Sherrod Debacle: Still No Relief for Black Farmers
Perhaps now, Congress will finally move on distributing the $1.25 billion that it agreed to pay black farmers
The Shirley Sherrod story has an ironic twist. For years, black farmers were losing their…
By Kenneth Meeks
Reverse Racism or Hatchet Job?
Was racism charge manufactured or was the USDA right to get rid of Shirley Sherrod?
In this highly polemic society, people/groups will too often resort to any mean necessary to…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
Signs of the Times: Tea Party Protests
Racist or not? A gallery of signs seen at Tea Party rallies nationwide
Decide for yourself: Is the NAACP right in calling on the Tea Party movement to…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
NAACP Condemns Racism of Tea Party Movement
Resolution asks Tea Party to repudiate its racist elements
The NAACP passed a resolution Tuesday to condemn extremist elements within the Tea Party, and…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
Poll: Tea Party Supporters Predisposed to Intolerance
Survey disproves myth of post-racial America
In a recent survey, the Tea Party movement, which is opposed to big government and…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
Washington Report: Updates From the Capitol
Rand Paul backtracks on race comments; Small business bill advances
Fresh off his victory in Kentucky’s GOP Senate primary in which he defeated a mainstream…
