Posts Tagged ‘USDA’

Racial aspects of economy are significant for White House to address

After an intense and shameful week of poorly dealing with ex-USDA worker Shirley Sherrod and issues of race, the country is left trying to make sense of where we are and why issues of race seem so hard and intractable. There have been many editorials and stories – many of them very thoughtful. ...

July 28th, 2010 | Economics, Featured, Shirley Sherrod, US | Read More

USDA’s Shirley Sherrod, consumer rudeness, and the conundrum of blacks in power

By Dr. Ibram H. Rogers The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently forced its Georgia director of rural development, Shirley Sherrod to resign for her supposed racism. On Monday, a conservative blogger published a two-minute, 38-second video clip of a March 27 NAACP banquet. In the video, Sherrod apparently...

July 23rd, 2010 | African Americans, Featured, Shirley Sherrod, US | Read More

Shirley Sherrod’s victory: A teachable moment on talking race

Shirley Sherrod should retire from the USDA, get her book deal, and tell her story. I certainly would not want to work for a group of people that were so quick to hang me out to dry. But seriously, Ms. Sherrod should pick the options that are best for her, because one of the many victories in this whole...

July 23rd, 2010 | Featured, Politics, Shirley Sherrod | Read More

Farm aid: The black and white of it

My family has been farming since slavery. I say this in a literal sense, not using the metaphor of how we all sew and reap the harvests of our lives. We have gone from slaves to sharecroppers to owners of our own land and crops. Our story is uniquely and beautifully American. As such, my father...

July 22nd, 2010 | African Americans, Featured, Shirley Sherrod, Talk About Race | Read More