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Thought Merchant describes himself as a believer, political thinker, social critic, and student of history with a profound intellectual curiosity and uses his blog to indulge it. Click here to contact Thought Merchant.

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The Revenge of The “Good” Blacks: John Ridley, Eugene Robinson, Juan Williams

By Thought Merchant Guest Commentator

Robinson argues that recent racial slights by White media figures, such as Don Imus and Bill O’Reilly, stem from the fact that America doesn’t understand that there is a “different” Black America, unrelated to all the “thug life” depicted on television and in music videos. However, Robinson fails to address why it is the obligation…

Robinson argues that recent racial slights by White media figures, such as Don Imus and Bill O’Reilly, stem from the fact that America doesn’t understand that…

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