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Michael Fauntroy

Gates Got Arrested Because He Hurt Sgt. Crowley's Feelings?!

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cambridge, Police, President Barack Obama, Racism, Michael Fauntroy, Hillary Clinton, Sgt. Crowley, Joe Biden, Race, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Harvard, Henry Louis Gates, Skip Gates, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

For every Henry Louis Gates, with resources, notoriety, and connections, there are countless others like him who have to live with the reality of racism in anonymity.

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Obama's Muslim Engagement

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Islam, University of Cairo, African American President, Morocco, Barack Obama, President Barack Obama, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Palestine, Michael Fauntroy, Joe Biden, Palestinians, President Hosni Mubarak, Iran, Muslims, Middle East, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Hosni Mubarak, Obama Mideast Trip, Cairo Speech, World News
Michael Fauntroy

To be the first African-American president with a heritage that includes Islam gives him Obama legitimacy than any other president to make this speech.

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The Republican Party is a Mess

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Black Voters, Party of Lincoln, Rush Limbaugh, National Journal, Michael Fauntroy, Joe Biden, Newt Gingrich, Democrats, Barack Obama, Cook Political Report, Gallup, Sonia Sotomayor, Liberals, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Grand Old Party, Conservatives, Census Bureau, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

The GOP is simply out of touch with the rest of the country and has a very long way to go to regain relevance in American politics.

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Michael Steele's (Many) Problems

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Barack the Magic Negro, Rush Limbaugh, Sonia Sotomayor, Michael Fauntroy, Joe Biden, Grand Old Party, White House Correspondents Dinner, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

While Steele is the lightening rod, the GOP's problems can't easily be fixed -- by anyone. He will likely be among the fall guys after the 2010 elections.

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Toward Real Criminal Justice Reform

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Michael Fauntroy, Jim Webb, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

The disproportionate warehousing of Black men in the name of public safety has helped to destabilize African American families around the nation by removing potential fathers and husbands.

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Obama and Cuba: A Good First Step

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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The unilateral economic and cultural disarmament that is the U.S. embargo policy is a joke and should be reversed -- in its entirety -- forthwith.

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On Race, Holder is Right, Obama is Wrong

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nation of Cowards, Michael Fauntroy, Race, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Obama Race, Barack Obama Race, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

Obama appears to clothe himself in the conservative approach to discussing race, which is to say as little as possible, and we will be worse off as a result.

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Live Blogging the State of the Black Union Symposium -- Panel 1

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: State of the Black Union, Peter Harvey, Raymond Brown, Tavis Smiley, Michael Fauntroy, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

I'm in Los Angeles today to blog the State of the Black Union conference. I'll be posting throughout the day with observations about event.

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