The Fourteenth Amendment (Section 1): "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any persons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
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Guest Commentary
Jena Six Prosecutor Counting on White Public to Be Complicit in the Racism at the Case’s Root
by Tonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com
The Jena Six outrage has been in the making for some time. Since the late 1980s, at least.Racism in america: alive and well. Read more
Racism In America: Alive and Well
by Mybrotha.COM Staff Writer
F or those who view the American social dynamic in the most positive light, race relations in the U.S. have improved significantly over the past 30 years. Read more
Barack Obama is the superior choice for African American voters
by Theodore Cross
Part One of Two Parts
For the first time in the history of our country, a Black man has a credible chance of becoming president of the United States. Read more
Oprah’s Star Power Does Zilch for Obama
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
What do Willie Nelson, Madonna, Jon Bovi, Martin Sheen, and in reverse, George Clooney have in common? Read more |
