Race & Politics
August 1st, 2011
Written by Francesca Biller in Race & Politics with 0 Comments
Anyone who believes race is an irrelevant factor when it comes to America’s healthcare system is not looking at the cold grave facts.In comparison to whites, minorities in the U.S. die at higher rates from nearly every known disease, and suffer disproportionately from otherwise treatable illnesses as a result of inadequate or non-existent access to healthcare.The race issue insofar as political...
June 14th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Race & Politics with 1 Comment
Sarah Palin is not one to shirk from an opportunity to improve America. She has stepped to a podium to champion her thoughts on what America needs time and time again. And her ability to draw a crowd and the media continues.Why not include among her topics to champion: How can we as Americans improve race relations? What a coup and opportunity that would be to improve the political platform of...
June 7th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Race & Politics with 0 Comments
Playing to subliminal and residual fear, conservative Republican candidates enter the race for the Presidency of the United States playing the race and class cards as they seek to distinguish themselves.When one listens to the declarations of Newt Gingrich and now Rick Santorum, there are unmistakable racial and class undertones.First, you have Newt Gingrich declaring that President Barack Obama...
September 29th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in Race & Politics with 0 Comments
Anyone who believes race is irrelevant when it comes to America’s healthcare system, must stop, and take the time to examine the cold grave facts.
Minorities, in the United States, are dying at higher rates from nearly every known disease when compared to Whites. They also suffer disproportionately from otherwise treatable illnesses. More often than not, this is a direct result of inadequate or...
February 9th, 2010
Written by James Patrick Anderson in Race & Politics with 0 Comments
As the vultures circle the dead and dying, they might as well be carrion in the wilderness with no chance of remembrance among the living. As news headlines fill the mind with visions of hell... 150,000 lay dead.
The city of Port au Prince might as well be half a universe away. The country of Haiti lies ravaged by a new culprit, a 7.0 earthquake. What crime could these people have committed to...
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