http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/tags/politics/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:35:55 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss politics http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-one-where-hillary-gets-it-right.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-one-where-hillary-gets-it-right.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-one-where-hillary-gets-it-right.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:35:55 -0700 Perhaps it is fitting that, having absolved American racists of all manner of crimes against others, Obama also holds them blameless for their assaults on himself. That's his prerogative, as long as he's the only one being assaulted. But Obama w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-one-where-hillary-gets-it-right.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398f51a010004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics race barack obama speakeasy hillary clinton sean bell post-racial race neutrality http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/beyond-the-140-all-the-pieces-matter.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/beyond-the-140-all-the-pieces-matter.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/beyond-the-140-all-the-pieces-matter.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:04:58 -0700 Ever since I jumped aboard the Obama bandwagon in February, I've been itching to write about this concept of "post-racial." Reverend Jeremiah Wright's weekend has given me the context I've needed. 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They outnumbered conservative students two to one in the humanities and social sciences — whi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-sorry-phd-theyre-just-not-into-you.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398dee0ea0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics education values speakeasy the chronicle robin wilson http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-where-does-black-fit-in-the-trio.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-where-does-black-fit-in-the-trio.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-where-does-black-fit-in-the-trio.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:42:33 -0800 Given the choice between being born poor and being born female, which would you choose? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-where-does-black-fit-in-the-trio.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d0b06b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics poverty slate hillary clinton gender issues one line http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-any-given-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-any-given-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-any-given-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:44:11 -0800 In a very religious nation, blacks are the most religious of all. Nationally, 83 percent describe themselves as Christian. Accordingly, 67 percent believe in an afterlife in either heaven or hell. 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To Judge Edith Jones, such depravity does not constitute grounds for a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/ms-oogieboogie.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400ccff860968985d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> scary politics america social issues alternet edith jones