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by Charles J. Ogletree Jr. onJune 17, 2010
In an excerpt from his new book, The Presumption of Guilt, the Harvard Law School professor argues that the president is constrained by deeply embedded attitudes on race.
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by Jack White onAugust 1, 2009
Trying to cashing in on some of the notoriety that comes with being arrested, Buckwheat tries to orchestrate his own arrest to have a beer with Obama.
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by Associated Press onJuly 30, 2009
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July 30, 2009
In honor of the reconciliatory beer being shared tonight at the White House, between president Barack Obama, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr, and Cambridge police Sergeant James Crowley, it’s worth revisiting, however briefly, discussion of the larger issues raised by the arrest.
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by Jack White onJuly 28, 2009
Having a beer at the White House cannot change the fact that blacks and whites are just on different sides when it comes to dealing with cops.
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by Lawrence Bobo onJuly 26, 2009
One of the great racial wedges in American life is the different ways blacks and whites view police authority. Black and white citizens have reacted differently to the Gates case because they have different historical experiences with the police.
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by Marjorie Valbrun onJuly 24, 2009
President Obama said the Skip Gates arrest “is a sign of how race remains a factor in this society.” Obviously, not everyone agrees. The split is largely along racial lines, and we know which side he's on.
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July 23, 2009
Obama was on point about the frequency of racial profiling in this country. He missed the point about the racial element in Dr. Gates' arrest.
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July 22, 2009
Given President Barack Obama's reluctance to dwell on the issue of race in America, it was a surprise to hear the president's forceful comments on last week's controversial arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root's editor-in-chief.
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July 22, 2009
Henry Louis Gates knows the rules. He knows them so well that he writes books about them for a living. So why did he lose his cool?
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