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Disabled African-American Supports The Tea Party

Complete video at: fora.tv Cornel West condemns what he calls Ronald Reagan’s “indifference to poor people” and claims the former president ushered in a new set of “vicious policies” towards minorities and the underprivileged. “The whole Republican Party would reshape itself by that kind of…white supremacist deployment.” —– In this intimate exploration, one of America’s most gifted and provocative public intellectuals peels back the layers of a remarkable life. – Los Angeles Public Library Cornel West is a philosopher, author, critic, and civil rights activist. His works include The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought, Race Matters, and The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Century. Tavis Smiley is a broadcaster, author, advocate and philanthropist. TIME Magazine honored Smiley in 2009 as one of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People.” He is currently the host of the late night television talk show, “Tavis Smiley” on PBS and “The Tavis Smiley Show” distributed by Public Radio International (PRI). In addition to his radio and television work, Smiley has authored fourteen books. His memoir, What I Know For Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America, was a New York Times bestseller.

Despite claims to the contrary, Barack Obama’s presidency does not herald a post-racial America or a new black politics, according to United States Studies Centre visitor, African-American cultural expert, Professor Kevin Gaines. Professor Kevin Gaines is the Director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, and Professor of History at the University of Michigan and visited the United States Studies Centre to discuss the topic of Barack Obama and African American politics.

Complete video at: fora.tv Bruce Bartlett and Casey Lartigue question whether the Republican Party will ever have a chance at challenging the Democrats’ overwhelming success among African-American voters. —– “Race and the State,” featuring Bruce Bartlett and Casey Lartigue. Is government more likely to be the friend or adversary of minority groups? Has it been liberals, conservatives, or libertarians like William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass who have been the most consistent defenders of everyone’s rights? What does history suggest would be the best public policy for racial minorities in the 21st century? Bruce Bartlett, a former Reagan administration economist with a provocative new book, and Casey Lartigue, coeditor of Educational Freedom in Urban America and a controversial former XM 169 talk show host, will discuss these questions – Cato Institute Bruce Bartlett is an economist associated with supply-side economics. He was a domestic policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and was a treasury official under President George HW Bush. Casey Lartigue is a former policy analyst with Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom. His research expertise includes school choice, teacher quality and minority education. His writings have been published in USA Today, Ed. magazine published at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Education Week, the New York Post, the Washington Times, Asian Week and the Washington Post.