What the Freedom Writers Could Teach Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama

Since I read the latest racial rant from Barack Obama’s spiritual mentor, the Irreverent Jeremiah Wright, I can’t stop thinking of Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers.
Erin Gruwell’s first classroom as an idealistic, new teacher brought her face to face with a microcosm of the gangs of Long Beach, California. These freshmen, many with learning [...]

July 1st, 2010
Topic: NRB

List of Apartheid Weeks 2010

I will be constantly updating this list. Please email me at jeffrey@horowitzfreedomcenter.org with any other information. Arizona State Boston University – (Students for Justice in Palestine) Brandeis University (Stand Up for Justice) Brooklyn College (The Palestinian Club at Brooklyn College) Brown (Students for Justice in Palestine) Cal St. Long Beach Central Connecticut State University Columbia [...]

May 18th, 2010
Topic: Apartheid Week

High School Students Object to AP Test’s Use of a Quote by Edward Said – Forward.com

Nearly 2 million high school students worldwide are taking Advanced Placement tests this May, hoping to impress college admissions counselors with high scores and, perhaps, earn a few college credits. But one test question citing the late Palestinian-American scholar and activist Edward Said on the theme of exile is prompting protests from some Jewish students. [...]

May 17th, 2010
Topic: News and Press Coverage

Barack “Mr. Blonde” Obama Raises the Razor on America

Two days ago I introduced my wife April to the movie “Reservoir Dogs.” She’s a Quentin Tarantino fan but had never seen the director’s debut.
There’s a scene in “Reservoir Dogs” where the psychopathic Mr. Blonde, aka Vic Vega,  has just gotten out of prison and is visiting with his crime bosses, Joe Cabot and his [...]

April 6th, 2010
Topic: NRB