Since my op-ed in the Philly Inquirer, I have received a few emails about the historical inaccuracies of The Great Debaters. My response has been that: (1) my piece was really more about debate and hip-hop than it was about The Great Debaters, (2) the film is not meant to be a [...]
Entries from January 2008
Two Myths about The Great Debaters
January 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Media
Did Obama Lie?
January 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments
Yesterday, The Washington Post, for a second time, accused Obama of being wrong, or lying about his statement that there are more black men in jail than in college.
Obama’s exact words on November 29th were, “I don’t want to wake up four years from now and discover that we still have more young black men [...]
Tags: Education · Jail vs. College Debate · Politics · Research
