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It’s time to listen to the echoes of Tulsa

Over the years that I’ve lived in the North Country, I’ve come to be good friends with Dr. JW Wiley, an expert on race and diversity issues in Plattsburgh who also blogs for the Plattsburgh Press-Republican. A couple of years ago, while...

In America’s jobs crisis, race matters

The comedian Stephen Colbert has a regular bit where he pretends to be so incredibly fair and unbiased that he no longer sees race. White guy? Black guy? Who knows? In the era of the Barack Obama presidency, a similar kind of silliness often...

Wrestling with the Right’s southern racial legacy

As the modern conservative movement continues to define itself, and expand its power, one of the great moral challenges of the Right is the devastating question of slavery, Jim Crow and racism. First a bit of history. The Civil War was fought and...

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A Wilderness Marathon: Near Indian Lake, Blacktop Gives Way to Black Bears

by Brian Mann

Jul 22, 2002 — Next Sunday, athletes from around the world will gather in Lake Placid for the Ironman triathlon. Race organizers say the top finishes will be shown live on a giant TV screen in Times Square. This weekend, a very different kind of race was held near Indian Lake. The "Damn Wakely Dam Ultra-Marathon" is a grassroots affair, with amateur runners testing themselves against bogs and creek-beds and boulders. Brian Mann was there and sends this race-day postcard. Go to full article

New Regents Chancellor

by Karen DeWitt

Mar 19, 2002 — The New York State Board of Regents has elected a new chancellor, Robert Bennett of Buffalo. The decision follows a racially divisive vote at the State Board of Regents meeting in Albany yesterday. Karen DeWitt reports from Albany. Go to full article

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