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The Lyin’ King

As a kid (and adult) if I heard “The Circle of Life” playing I would get very excited.The Lion King is my favorite Disney movie, but one thing still confuses me about the film: Why were all of the animals so happy during the opening scene? Sure the lions loved singing about the circle of…

Close to Compromise? Reflections from the Charlotte Panel

On Wednesday evening, a law school classroom was packed with a diverse range of students, faculty, and community members. The panel at the front of the room was also packed with a diverse range of experts–law faculty, religious experts, a sociologist, and the Assistant Chief of the Winston-Salem Police. The large assorted group was collectively…

Two’s Company, but Three’s a Crowd

When I was younger, my mom constantly said this to me when I was asking friends to come over. “You don’t want anyone to be left out,” she would say or she would tell me “three, or any odd number really, is not a good number for inclusion”. Needless to say, the saying and the…

Trump that.. two-party system?

Donald Trump and Paul Frymer are on the same page…Somewhat. African-Americans have been marginalized in American politics for centuries. In 1992, a democrat took office for the first time in sixteen years. However, Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign was the first democratic campaign in thirty years to not discuss methods of assuaging racial tensions. His campaign…

Our Democracy Isn’t So Democratic for Everyone

“The African American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, like right now, and after the election they said see you later, I’ll see you in four years […] they have been abused and used in order to get votes by Democrat politicians.” Donald Trump had some harsh…

Let’s Grace This Place

My third grade teacher was Mrs. Dodson and our classroom was called Dodsonville. Like any good, functioning society, we had leadership positions that needed to be filled so that we could maintain order. Being the ambitious third grader that I was, I ran for mayor. I was up for the spot against two boys so…

Your choice is : Party Democrat or Democrat Party

As McAdam, Doug and Karina Kloos remind us in Deeply Divided, since the 1960’s, Afro Americans vote overwhelmingly Democrat, for example in the last election of 2012, 93% vote for Obama http://ropercenter.cornell.edu/polls/us-elections/how-groups-voted/how-groups-voted-2012/. At first, we could think that they do so in order to have their vote and their interest heard ; however Paul Frymer…

704 Opinions

Anyone who has paid attention to the news over the past several years is aware of the Black Lives Matter movement. At times, it seems like there is another black person or police officer who’s name is on the news every day, occasionally resulting in protests in cities throughout the country. In a way, I…

2016: Pick Your Poison

It’s no secret that racism exists. Stereotypes, biases, and prejudices are still prevalent throughout American culture. Donald Trump has seemingly spurred support from certain social groups who tend to represent these less-than-savory ideals, while Hilary Clinton has been struggling with younger voters and white males. But how important are these social cleavages? Pollard would argue…

Hillary Clinton or Louis Griffin?

Louis and Hillary are more alike than some may think, especially when Louis decided to run for the mayor of Quahog. Similar to the article “Hilary Clinton targets a skeptical crowd: White male voters Louis tries to appeal to her target audience with some key advice from Brian and it seems to work out for…