Cause and Civility: Minority Group & Racial Discrimination
Janice Ellis, the founder and publisher of USAonRace has written a column for radio, newspaper, and now online for more than thirty years. Ellis believes in the power of words to address problems and issues facing contemporary society. Her goal, through these commentaries, is to inform, provide perspective, and motivate thought and action. Ellis welcomes your comments.
October 14th, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Faced with solving one of the most important challenges confronting contemporary society, our great democracy finds itself mired in an out-of-control diatribe rather than a meaningful debate. Since when did a poster of President Obama as Hitler, or as the Joker, and the brandishing of guns and swastikas become legitimate props and displays at community forums about healthcare reform? What a...
October 14th, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
The election of President Barack Obama certainly was a giant step forward in America’s long struggle with matters of race. But the unprecedented reactions among some policymakers and protesting citizens alike, clearly show that the issue of race is alive and well. Whether it is openly discussed or not, it still remains — uncomfortably — the elephant in the room. While President Obama continues to...
October 14th, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Since when is the president of the United States speaking to children, urging them to stay in school and study hard, such a bad idea? Every rationally thinking parent and caring adult would welcome a message from the President on the importance of educational achievement.
Past presidents have addressed students: President Ronald Regan, President George Herbert Walker Bush, President William...
September 3rd, 2009
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Oh, how we carry on a love-hate relationship with color. Color, in all its vibrant variety, is one of the spices of life. It excites and stimulates the imagination.
Painters and photographers capture it on canvas. It is captured on the printed page in poetry and prose.
We marvel at the awesome beauty and bounty of...
August 27th, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Senator Ted Kennedy certainly epitomized Aristotle's "Man of Practical Wisdom" when it came to fulfilling Plato's vision of what government should be about, "seeking the greatest good for the greatest number."
That was Ted Kennedy's public life.
He spent his life working for and passing public policies that benefited his fellow citizens – an accomplishment that exceeded that of any other Senator...
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