Carlos in DC: Pride on being Indigenous or Native
I am a Native American man. The term Hispanic is a discriminatory word that denies and tries to hide, erase our true racial and cultural heritages. I speak Spanish and English, those languages don’t define my ancestry, culture, race. Carlos in DC blog: carlosqc.blogspot.com .
Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama
Shelby Steele says Barack Obama won the presidential election by successfully basing his candidacy on race. We know very little about the content of Barack Obama’s character, although we will come to know it with every decision he makes as president. Obama represented an opportunity for white voters to dispel the stigma that this is a racist country. Black voters, by contrast, voted for Obama to dispel the idea that they are inferior. Either way, the November elections revealed how this country is obsessed by race.
Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” 1/4 (Español subtitles)
Barack Obama’s Philadelphia speech on Race, with Spanish captions 1/4. Also English captions are shown. Translated by Juan Luis Masmela. Higher Definition version available at www.captionedmediaforobama.com