Posted on 09/08/2014 1:01:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
One guy seems to be playing chess, the other checkers, and The Root staff is torn over whose strategy will fare better in the long run.
Going into the final stretch of President Barack Obama’s presidency, as Americans—and particularly African Americans—begin to form opinions about his legacy on issues of race (that is, what he’s done for black people), they’ll look back to a couple of great rhetorical moments and key policy successes, but they’ll also remember that he was perhaps too cautious when responding to national conversations about race. At the same time, Attorney General Eric Holder’s approach on race issues seems to be far more outspoken, and his actions more deliberate.
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their 15 minutes is almost up
What’s the difference? They’ve both destroyed any advance in race relations made in my lifetime. It will take another lifetime just to recover what they’ve fouled up.
And they ain’t done yet!
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