Thursday, April 26, 2007

The Internet Has....

....turned us into pathological narcissists.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

A Letter To News & Notes Re: Dr. Julianne Malveaux

I was shocked by the careless words of columnist and author Dr. Julianne Malveaux, newly named president of Bennett College, regarding a preceding story on News and Notes about the Shaquanda Cotton criminal case (News & Notes, Roundtable: Black Colleges; Candidate's Lives, March 29, 2007). In reference to the comments of Gary Young, the district attorney who helped prosecute Ms. Cotton for shoving a teacher, Dr. Malveaux said...

"...that person, you could see the red on his neck - through the radio."

Later in that same story, Dr. Malveaux said in regards to Newt Gingrich's affair during the Bill Clinton scandal, that, 'when hypocrisy is involved, the public should know about it.' - which is why I'm writing this letter to News and Notes.

I think The United States has come to a point in its history where hypocrisy will no longer be tolerated - even by the victims of historical injustices. Two wrongs don't make a right and Dr. Malveaux's careless comment about "red necks" should no more be tolerated than the recent remarks by Don Imus' about "nappy heads" - maybe even less, because we expect more from a college president than a shock-jock who relies on controversy for ratings.