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by Krissah Thompson onJuly 29, 2009
The woman who reported a possible break-in at the home of Henry Louis Gates Jr. says she tried to be careful and honest with her words, never thinking they would be analyzed by an entire nation.
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July 24, 2009
President Obama, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Vernon Jordan weigh in on the Henry Louis Gates Jr. incident.
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by Associated Press onJuly 24, 2009
President Obama, who had said Cambridge, Mass., police "acted stupidly" in arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., declared the white arresting officer was a good man and invited him and the professor to the White House for a beer.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onJuly 23, 2009
We shouldn’t need celebrities to bring home the seriousness of racial profiling. The pain, humiliation and injustice experienced by average, poor, black men and women should be a compelling enough story to hold our attention.
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by Associated Press onJuly 23, 2009
Sgt. James Crowley said he's disappointed that President Obama said officers acted "stupidly," despite acknowledging he didn't know all the facts.
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by Wil Haygood onJuly 22, 2009
The prism of race made Henry Louis Gates Jr. appear to be just another suspect.
