Stories by Barbara Reynolds
Reynolds writes: "If a former FBI officer swears that federal agents are harassing him for revealing new evidence in the re-opened investigation into the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, wouldn't you think the investigation is bogus?"
Posted on Apr 26, 2000
Reynolds writes: "It is highly possible that some of this coziness blacks have with Clinton is based on selective amnesia and the fear of the Republicans rather than any degree of ethnic solidarity with Clinton."
Posted on Apr 26, 2000
Reynolds writes: "Seven-year-old Precious Thomas is as much a miracle as a painful reminder that there is no one face of AIDS. The radiant little girl with the big smile addressed the Congressional Black Caucus' National Town Hall Meeting last week, and there was hardly a dry eye as she urged the legislators to keep pushing for a cure."
Posted on Apr 26, 2000
Reynolds writes: "Two assumptions I had always heard: Integrated schools result in racially mixed children; and because of cultural differences, black kids need black teachers. These deep-seated attitudes have fueled the battle to keep schools segregated for decades. But now, as we start a new school year, new information suggests those basic assumptions might need a makeover."
Posted on Apr 26, 2000
Reynolds writes: "Why would anyone suggest there is something wrong with blacks still attending black colleges? First of all, mainstream institutions are often racist, hostile and negative to black students. Secondly many black colleges have a long-established tradition of churning out black leaders, from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to Jesse Jackson to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall."
Posted on Apr 26, 2000
Reynolds writes: "Several national studies have shown that there have been a disproportionate placement of hazardous waste sites and industrial facilities in communities of color nationwide. What can be done about industries that select low-income minority neighborhoods as toxic graveyards?"
Posted on Apr 26, 2000
