It’s Hard Out Here for a Black Politician First, there was the exposé by the New York Times of the Congressional Black Caucus’ profligate ways, spending more on catering than on the scholarships it gives out to black college students. The story has not provoked the outrage you might expect.Maybe folks are in the don’t-air-our-dirty-linen…

The three University of Alabama Huntsville faculty members who were killed Friday were all people of color. Gopi Bodila, the, the chairman of the biology department, was of Indian origin. Dr. Adriel Johnson, an associate professor, and Dr. Maria Ragland Davis, an assistant professor who specialized in plant sciences, were both African-American. Amy Bishop, a…

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MINORITIES WARY OF CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING For the first time, voting districts for California’s Legislature will not be drawn behind closed doors in the backrooms of the state Capitol. Instead, a first-in-the-nation citizen commission will do the job, and thousands of everyday Californians are jostling to serve on the panel, reports the Los Angeles Times. But…

IS OBAMA TOO BOURGIE FOR AMERICA?President Obama is from a solid middle-class background but tell that to disgruntled Americans. Two-thirds of Americans believe his economic policies have hurt the country or made no difference, and half think he does not understand their problems, according to the Washington Post.  Many Americans say the president is disconnected from…