Edward Rhymes

Edward Rhymes
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday
May 06
Title
Senior Consultant
Company
Rhymes Consulting Services
Bio
•I have over 18 years experience working in the field of anti-racism, equity and inclusion training •I am an internationally-recognized authority in the field of critical race theory and Black Studies •My work is being used in colleges and universities across the U.S. and World (including Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers, Penn State, Old Dominion, and the Sorbonne) •My essays and articles has appeared and my work has been cited in the nation’s leading newspapers, journals and textbooks (including the New York Times, New York Daily News, The Black Commentator, The Black Agenda Report, Issues in Higher Education, McGraw Hill's Race & Ethnic Relations) •My essays and articles have been cited by heads-of-state •I am the former Director of Race Relations & Advocacy for the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh •I am currently the Senior Consultant of Rhymes Consulting Services & Coordinator of Programs and Curriculum Development for Rhymes Edutainment •Author of : When Racism Is Law & Prejudice Is Policy: Discriminatory and Prejudicial Laws, Decisions and Policies in U.S. History

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AUGUST 26, 2009 1:42PM

My Town Hall-Protesting Friends: The Death Panels Are Here

Introduction

As the discussion regarding healthcare has risen to a fever pitch (yes I’m being generous by calling it a discussion), the myths, half-truths and, sometimes, outright lies have began to take root. The most pernicious of these lies, in my opinion, is the talk of “death panels/… Read full post »

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JULY 27, 2009 9:15AM

Mike Huckabee: Civil Rights Leader?

Republican Party darling Mike Huckabee, during a recent speech, decided to dispense some tough love to a predominantly white audience when he voiced his concerns about the state of affairs in American white communities. "The epidemic of whites involved in drunk-driving fatality accidents is deplorabl… Read full post »

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JULY 24, 2009 9:33AM

DWB: Driving While Black and Brown

 

I wrote a piece several years ago (from 2004 to be exact) for a local newspaper when I lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The article is about racial profiling in Massachusetts and yes, the Henry Gates incident is the impetus for me posting this. There are some minor additions to… Read full post »

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JULY 21, 2009 11:11AM

Not Standing Pat: Addressing The Racist & Facts-Challenged

I am approaching this without animus or accusation, but I don’t deny that I am passionate about this subject. Here I would like to focus on real history and the facts. It is true that America has a proud history of democracy and civil liberties. The Constitution and the Declaration of… Read full post »

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MAY 8, 2009 2:03PM

Affirmative Action: It's A White Thing (Part Two)

 

This detailed account of actual or real racial preferences should make clear to those who both believe that the days of racial discrimination are over and that past discriminations don’t have any bearing on this country in the here-and-now, that nothing could be farther from… Read full post »

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MAY 8, 2009 1:48PM

Affirmative Action: It's A White Thing (Part One)

Note: Some time ago I wrote an essay dealing with the racial misconceptions and outright distortions concerning welfare and affirmative action for the online journal the Black Agenda Report. With the Connecticut firefighter Supreme Court case on the horizon, I thought that reposting an excerpt here w… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 28, 2008 12:34AM

Racial Scapegoating in the Economic Crisis

 

I was wondering when someone would get around to really addressing the myths concerning the real, primary reasons for the mortgage and economic crises; when someone would stand-up to the lies, the guilt-by-extension racial scapegoating by naming Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Community Rei… Read full post »

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