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President of College Republicans: 'Black President Snorts Crack'
In an entry at his Your Black World blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins condemns the president of the University of Texas College Republicans for tweeting, “My president is black, he snorts a lot of crack.” Watkins says that it is hardly a deviation from the usual tasteless and racially offensive rhetoric spouted by the group. Cassie…
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Should You Change Your Hair to Keep a Job?
In a video at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins weighs in on the story of Jose Reyes, who was reportedly told that he must cut his dreadlocks as a condition of his $106 million contract with the Miami Marlins. Your Black World reports: Jose said “no problem,” so the issue was settled quickly. But…
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No, Obama Is Not the Best Food Stamp President in History
In an entry at his Your Black World blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins dissects GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich’s recent comments about President Barack Obama being “the best food stamp president in history.” Not only is Gingrich woefully uninformed, he is a hypocritical relic from the 1990s, Watkins argues. Here are a few areas where Gingrich…
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Honor Student Falsely Imprisoned, Then Murdered
In an entry at his the Boyce Blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins looks at the troubling case of David Clarke, a National Honor Society student who spent four years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. In March a jury exonerated him, but he was murdered before he could taste freedom. … David Clarke is…
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Does Ann Coulter Believe She Owns Black People?
In a blog entry at News One, Dr. Boyce Watkins examines Ann Coulter’s recent sound bite of “our blacks are better than their blacks” and disparages the treatment of African Americans by liberals and conservatives alike. Ultimately, Watkins says, black politics must go beyond choosing the better pimp. Ann Coulter, the woman who makes her…
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King Memorial Does Not Mention 'Racism' or 'Black'
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins challenges the decision not to include the words “racism” and “black” in the list of quotes at the newly dedicated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. He says that fighting for racial equality was part of King’s life struggle and should be an…
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Blacks Need to 'Occupy Wall Street' Too
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins says that blacks have been hit hardest by the economic downturn, with unemployment and poverty rates at their highest levels in recent history. That is why more African Americans should march at the front lines of Occupy Wall Street alongside white protesters. I am…
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What Troy Davis Implies About Race and Justice
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins weighs in on the Troy Davis case, saying that the criminal-justice system has never been a friend to black males. He highlights how the deck was stacked against Davis. Many of us went to bed hurt and angry about the unbelievable execution of Troy…
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Kennedy's Critique of Obama's Black Critics Is a Miss
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins picks apart Harvard law professor and author Randall Kennedy’s CNN opinion piece that defends President Barack Obama against black critics. Watkins argues that it would be harmful to black America to forgive mistakes made by his administration. I’ll start by saying that there is…
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