TALKING THE TALK THAT NEVER SEEMS TO COME EASILY
A friend of mine is just furious about President Clinton. I asked him why. He had to talk to his child about things he'd rather not talk to her about...
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DOING THE `WHITE’ THING ON CAPITOL HILL
Reader, be warned: Gordon Lee Baum says I am a "white Southerner hater." I say it takes one to know one. Baum, a white Southerner from the St. Louis suburb...
SHUT DOWN THE WEB’S ANTI-ABORTION HIT LIST
Imagine you woke up one day to discover--Surprise!--you're on a hit list. The list also names your spouse and your children. It gives your address and tells the world where...
HASTA LA VISTA, BABY
Hey! Ps-s-s-s-st. Over here, pal. Are you, by any chance, a major drug dealer who has gotten nailed with the goods? Are you facing life imprisonment in a federal prison...
SHIFTING SCHOOL AGENDA FROM RACE TO CLASS
California Gov. Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. sees the future of affirmative action. It is in Texas. In his inaugural address last week, Davis endorsed a plan created by a group...
A RACIAL PERSPECTIVE ON OFFICE POLITICS AT A PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRM
"Office politics" is the most important course almost every college curriculum ignores. You find office politics in every company, agency or organization with more than one member. Skillfulness at office...
MORE FRENCH THAN WE THOUGHT WE WERE
President Clinton had feeble success at launching a national dialogue on race last year. But he did launch one on sex. The Monica Lewinsky scandal touched off a national argument...
TV’S RACIAL DIVIDE REFLECTS THE REAL WORLD
A highly successful black advertising executive once took me aside to offer a bit of advice. Don't even bother trying to reach across to the mainstream, he said. By "mainstream"...
RAPPING UP THE HOLIDAYS IN STYLE
Ho, ho, ho, it's holiday time. Yo, yo, yo, how about a rap rhyme? To the past year and folks with whom we spent time. Achieving, indicting or wallowing in...
ARKANSAS BILL TAKES ON A PARTY OF TYPECAST VILLAINS
Here's a riddle making the rounds on Capitol Hill: Question: What is the difference between Indiana Jones and President Clinton? Answer: Indiana Jones faces fewer hazards. Well, okay, that joke's...