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Focuses on a group of Afro-American Navy servicemen who were convicted on charges of mutiny at Port Chicago in California. Events following a 1944 explosion a that led to the servicemen's arrest and subsequent trial; Claims of the servicemen on the practice of racism at the port; Reasons of the servicemen for refusing to obey orders from the commander general.

It is informed that a prolonged boycott by African-Americans of a Korean market in Brooklyn drew national headlines. In several other cities, blacks have picketed, threatened boycotts and held community meetings demanding "respect" and "fair treatment" from the Korean merchants. Korean merchants have not escaped without casualties. Over the past decade, some forty merchants nationwide have been shot or injured during robbery attempts in inner-city neighborhoods, according to the National Korean-American Grocers Association. After their arrival in the 1890s, Koreans toiled mainly as low-wage contract laborers on the large agricultural estates in Hawaii and California. Prior to World War II, most states barred Koreans from leasing or owning land. In 1952, Congress finally granted Asian immigrants the right to become naturalized citizens. However, until the mid-1960s the number of Korean immigrants in the U.S. remained small.

The author reflects on the move of U.S. Democratic presidential contenders to include race and poverty in their political campaigns. He notes that African Americans are the most loyal of Democrat voters. He explores the reasons behind the failure of the party to address the issues of race and poverty. He commends the move of Democratic political contenders to tackle the issues.

The article comments on a deal made by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) with FOX News Network that involves hosting of two U.S. presidential primaries to be covered by the network in 2008. The author describes the CBC members as political realists and traditionalists. He cites that the deal is a big commercial media operation that could add funds to the CBC.

The article focuses on a dispute between Democrat U.S. Senators Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. The author states that the problem is due to the involvement of both in a turf battle for the same voters. He mentions the obstacles being faced by the two in their presidential campaign such as overcoming the X factors of race, gender and party skepticism.

The article discusses how GOP member Mark Foley helped U.S. President George W. Bush in the elections. Foley has helped impel thousand of votes of the African Americans in Palm Beach County, Florida, his home district. He also intensified thousands of African Americans, Jewish and elderly voters by defending them against possible manipulation and fraud of their votes.

The article focuses on the failure of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to enforce voting rights. Bush has flunked the test when it comes to enforcing voting rights laws and pushing the Justice Departments to file anti-discrimination lawsuits against noncompliant states and districts. Only a limited cases of voting abuses and discrimination experienced by minorities have been addressed by the Justice Department.

The author shares his views about the threat posed by Hispanic Americans to the political influence of African Americans in the United States. According to him, language, citizenship, age and lack of education possibly prevent legal and illegal Latino immigrants from removing African Americans from the top spot in ethnic politics. He mentions the efforts of the Democrats and Republicans to gain the favor of Hispanic Americans. He asserts that both legal and illegal immigration have changed the ethnic and political landscape of the U.S.

Comments on the depiction of racial discrimination in the film "Crash." Outcome of a comprehensive opinion poll conducted by Harvard University over the racial attitudes of many Whites about Blacks; Belief of Whites in the U.S. on social and economic equality; Overview of the film.

This article comments on African American entertainer Richard Pryor. It details a situation where Pryor was able to agitate audience members to the point that they stormed out of a performance. It describes the style of Pryor in performing. It presents a list of elite comedians and performers who have publicly paid homage to Pryor's influence on them.

Comments on the refusal of U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus. Overview of racism during the administration of former president Ronald Reagan; Indication of the decision of Roberts; Actions taken by Roberts when the Voting Rights Act was up for renewal in 1982.

Emphasizes the need for long term disaster relief and public effort to lobby an increase in budget allocated for poor people in New Orleans, Louisiana displaced by hurricane Katrina. Poverty rate for young and old people in the state; Factor that prompted African Americans to resort to looting and mayhem; Ramifications of relating the New Orleans tragedy to Black-White divide in the country to the poor.

Focuses on the efforts of the Republican Party in the U.S. to obtain votes from the African American community. Social condition of the community; Status of African American votes received by Republican and Democratic parties in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections; Political consequences of the increase in African Americans who voted for Republicans.

Deals with the relationship between African Americans and Hispanic Americans in Los Angeles, California. Hostility between the two minority communities; Claims of police violence against African Americans and Hispanic Americans in Los Angeles; Call to unite African Americans and Hispanic Americans in the city.

Comments on the need for an anti-lynching law in the U.S. Number of known persons lynched between 1890 and 1968 in the U.S.; Presidents who did no action to stop lynching.

Expresses an opinion on the cause of the racial attitudes of U.S. citizens on African Americans according to a opinion poll launched by Harvard University in Massachusetts in 2002. Respondents who said that they believe that African Americans and whites have attained social and economic equality; Improvements in the treatment of African Americans according to citizens; Factors that influenced citizens to discriminate African Americans according to the poll.

Comments on the disproportionate number of suspension of African American students compared to White students in the U.S. Information on the suspension of Columbus, Georgia high school student Kevin Francois; Percentage of African American students who were kicked out of schools according to a report on school discipline conducted by the U.S. Department of Education in 1999; Reason for teachers and administrators to suspend more Black students than Whites.

Comments on the silence of African American evangelicals regarding the Terry Schiavo case over her right to die in line with her permanent vegetative state with no chance of recovery. Impact of the issue on Afro-American evangelicals; Effect of Schiavo's medical bills on Medicaid; Reasons for the opposition of Afro-American evangelicals to abortion and gay rights.

Comments on the child molestation case of singer Michael Jackson. Increase in child sexual abuse cases according to a survey on child abuse and neglect conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2000; Efforts of several experts to study the behaviour of pedophiles; Actions taken by Jackson and his attorneys to control the damage brought by the case against the singer.

Deals with the assassination of Black Nationalist leader Malcolm X. Reason behind the murder of Malcolm X; Involvement of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York police department's secret undercover unit, the Bureau of Special Services on a campaign to undermine Malcolm and the Muslims; Background on the trial proceedings of the murder of the Black Nationalist leader.

Comments on the unfairness of the U.S. Justice Department in handling questionable police shootings of African Americans and Hispanics in the U.S. Background on the shooting of Devin Brown, a teenage African American boy who was gunned down by a Los Angeles police officer following a high speed-chase in California; Authorization of the U.S. Justice Department for a Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry on the case of Brown; Prosecution of police misconduct cases by the department.

Focuses on the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to appoint his wife Laura to address the issue of youth violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amount that will be allocated by Bush for youth education and violence prevention programs in the country; Factors that contributed to the violent attitude of African American and Latino youths; Need for federal and state officials to devise and provide resources for crime prevention programs.

Comments on civil rights prosecutions enforced during the term of U.S. President George W. Bush. Decline in civil rights prosecution during the first term of Bush; Increase in incidents of hate crimes in 2003; Reason for the decline in civil rights enforcement during Bush's term.

Comments on the assumptions of liberals and progressives about U.S. President George W. Bush that were proven wrong after the 2004 elections. Description of Bush voters; Percentage of Latin Americans and African Americans who voted for Bush; Information on the moral values of Bush.

Discusses issues concerning the Republican and Democratic support of African American voters for the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Discussion on the support of African American voters to ban gay marriage; Reason majority of African American voters support U.S. President George W. Bush; Impact of the jobs, economy, healthcare and gay marriage issues on African American voters.

Discusses the reason behind the lack of support for U.S. Democratic Presidential contender John Kerry by African-American voters despite endorsements from African-American Democrats and civil rights groups. Comparison of the support received by Kerry and the support given to 2000 presidential candidate Al Gore; Background on the campaigns being done by Kerry in African-American communities, as of October 2004; Differences between the campaigns of Kerry and U.S. President George W. Bush.

Reports on the rescue role of Jesse Jackson in the presidential campaign of John Kerry in the U.S. Reason of Kerry for asking the help of Jackson in his campaign; Results of polls regarding the support of African Americans to Kerry and President George W. Bush.

Criticizes the U.S. and United Nations' proposed sanctions against Sudan to stop the massacre of its civilians. Implications of an embargo on Sudan's oil exports; Significance of the Sudan Peace Act signed by U.S. President George W. Bush in October 2002; Provisions of the act; Criticism against the inaction of the Bush administration over the crisis in Sudan.

Comments on the cooperation of boxing organizer Don King and the Republican Party to achieve their interests in the 2004 presidential election in the U.S. Efforts of King to support a boxing reform bill; Significance of King to the political campaigns of U.S. President George W. Bush; Amount of campaign funds provided by King to the Republican Party.

Compares the political assets of U.S. President George W. Bush, a Republican, over those of Democratic presidential contender John Kerry. Cynicism of voters; Ethnic diversity pitch of Republicans; Failure of the economic policies of Bush according to Democrats.

Comments on the reaction of civil rights leaders and African American Democrats to the strategy used by the U.S. Republican party to gain African American and Latino votes in the 2004 presidential elections. Accusations of African American leaders against U.S. President George W. Bush; Factors that will contribute to a decline in the support for Bush's civil rights leadership and pro-business pitch to African Americans; Information on the Republican's Southern strategy.

Comments on issues related to the selection of Alan Keyes as Senate nominee of the Republican Party in Illinois. Factor that motivated Republicans to choose Keyes; Career background of Keyes; Political issues justifying racial discrimination in politics.

Expresses opinion on the declining influence of African American elected officials in the U.S. government. Factors that contribute to the declining number, power and influence of African American elected officials; Status of African American politicians in the presidential election in 2004; Role of African American voters in the national election.

Comments on the embargo issued by the U.S. government on U.S. travel and commercial dealings with Cuba. Provisions of the travel regulation which took effect on June 30, 2004; Reaction of Cubans to the regulation; Impact of the regulation on the economy of Cuba; Evidences of Cuba's economic misery; Ways to push Cuba to democratic reform.

Comments on the status of civil rights during the presidency of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Overview of criminal civil rights cases prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department; Approval of the extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in 1982; Passage of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday bill in October 1983; Factors that contributed to the development of race discrimination in the country.

Comments on the effort of Afro-American servicemen to gain equal rights in the military service in 1940. Rejection experienced by Afro-Americans in selective service system; Discrimination of Afro-Americans in the U.S. Navy; Information on the working conditions given to African Americans.

Explains the difficulty of prosecuting and convicting bad and corrupt police officers in the U.S. Common victims of bad police officers; Difference in the caliber of attorneys who represent the victims and bad police officers; Logic of defense attorneys in seeking White jurors for a trial against bad police officers; Reasons of federal prosecutors for failing to mount a vigorous prosecution against bad police officers.

Explores the alleged role of school segregation in the educational failure of Afro-Americans. Factors contributing to the educational failure among Afro-Americans; Findings of the survey conducted by the Minority Student Achievement Network, an educational advocacy group, on student attitudes; Information on a census report in February 1999 and an annual report by the State of Black America of the National Urban League which focused on Afro-American achievement; Image of Afro-American students.

Discusses the racial discrimination facing Afro-Americans in the U.S. educational system. Quality of education being given by public schools to Afro-American children according to Cheryl Brown Henderson; Impact of the Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka on the legal school segregation system in the U.S.; Status of public schools in the U.S. according to a report from the Harvard University's Civil Rights Project.

Comments on researcher Devah Pager's finding about the employment discrimination facing Black men in the U.S. Skepticism of Pager's findings; Percentage of unemployed young Black males; Factors that contribute to the chronic Black joblessness; Views of employers on the work ethics of Blacks.

Comments on the attitude of Afro-Americans towards the police beating of Nathaniel Jones in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2001. Initial reaction of Afro-Americans to the incident; Reasons for the wait-and-see attitude of Afro-Americans towards the beating; Criticism of Jones by a significant number of Afro-Americans in Cincinnati.

Focuses on the alleged anti-immigrant perceptions of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stance of Schwarzenegger on Proposition 54 concerning racial data collection; Political and social issues surrounding Afro-Americans; Allegations of former California Governor Gray Davis and Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante against Schwarzenegger.

Assess the impact of a racial statement issued by California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante that could affect his gubernatorial candidacy in 2003. Reaction of Afro-Americans to his statement; Overview of the social and political views of Bustamante; Importance of Afro-American votes to Bustamante; Analysis of the voting power of Latinos and Afro-Americans in the state.

Reports on the gathering of an aging group of civil rights veterans at the Lincoln Monument in Washington to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic March in Washington on August 28, 1963. Professions of the veterans who gathered in the monument; State of the civil rights movement in 2003; Manner by which the U.S. government handled the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Comments on the political campaign of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a Republican gubernatorial candidate in California as of August 21, 2003. Concerns of Republicans over the implications of his campaign; Potential threat posed by Schwarzenegger to the Democratic Party; Possible role of Schwarzenegger in the Afro-American and Latino population if he is to be elected as governor.

Focuses on the relationship of U.S. President George W. Bush with Afro-American civil rights leaders. Approach of Bush to racial outreach; Attitude of civil rights leaders toward Bush; Reason behind the detention of Afro-Americans.

Assesses the efficiency of various investigations into bombings and other hate-related violence in the U.S. Efforts exerted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. attorneys in their aim to reinforce investigations on hate crimes; Questions on the motivation behind the bombings; Increase in the number of hate crimes in the U.S. in 2000.