In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his vision of America’s future, uttering one of the most oft-quoted statements about racial equality in the nation’s history: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by […] Read more »
Mood on Economy Up, Race Relations Sharply Down
Americans’ views about the economy, their overall quality of life and the opportunity to get ahead through hard work are more positive than they were before the 2014 State of the Union Address — echoing their improving economic confidence. At the same time, Americans are markedly less satisfied with the […] Read more »
Demography Is Not Destiny for Democrats
Growing racial diversity is transforming a lengthening list of congressional districts, but not providing as much political benefit to House Democrats as many in both parties expected only a few years ago, a Next America analysis has found. … Still, Democratic strategists remain cautiously optimistic that continued minority population growth […] Read more »
Boxer Retirement Provides Overdue Opportunity for Minority Democrats
It’s a stunning fact that a Republican Party that still depends on whites for 90 percent of its votes has more viable minority leaders to consider for its 2016 presidential ticket than do Democrats. Much of that imbalance can reasonably be attributed to California. The announcement by Sen. Barbara Boxer […] Read more »
The Measuring Sticks of Racial Bias
The deaths of African-Americans at the hands of the police in Ferguson, Mo., in Cleveland and on Staten Island have reignited a debate about race. Some argue that these events are isolated and that racism is a thing of the past. Others contend that they are merely the tip of […] Read more »
Much of David Duke’s ’91 Campaign Is Now in Louisiana Mainstream
David Duke seems a figure from the past, the former Klansman and white supremacist who two decades ago was almost elected Louisiana governor. … In his 1991 campaign for governor against Edwin W. Edwards, Mr. Duke largely avoided explicitly racial campaigning, appealed to the frustrations and resentments of white voters […] Read more »