Wealthy African Americans: The Double Standard – vcan.org

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The breaking news was a total surprise. Football fans who had tuned in to ESPN to see a preseason game between last year’s two Super Bowl teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, were immediately transfixed with, virginia Crime, the news that Michael Vick was the newest Philadelphia Eagle.
Vick, one of the most [...]

A History Of Lynching – vcan.org

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Definition: Lynching is a mob act of vigilantism to illegally execute an accused person by a mob. The term allegedly originated as a reference to a Virginia Justice of the Peace (1736-96). These acts often occurred in front of thousands of spectators, who would gather “souvenirs” afterward.
Lynching is another sad fact of American history and [...]