This article is Part 4 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. More than one hundred sixty years after the Civil War and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the walls of structural and institutionalized racism continue to be erected. Rather than being torn down, these walls remain through the clever manipulation of voter registration laws, and the creation of new barriers to equality through the Criminal Justice System, and the quasi cr

This article is Part 3 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. Now that we’ve been publicly reminded that racism still exists, America must fight the temptation to continue to ignore it, or look the other way. Of course it’s much easier to label the racist comments of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling an anomaly, and shape the public perception of Sterling as simply a relic from the distant past. Those who live with the scourge of racism

This article is Part 2 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. Although I do not agree with the racist views of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, I wholeheartedly support his right to be a racist. In a country that was founded on the principles of freedom of speech and freedom of thought, the social and economic backlash against Sterling for expressing his private views is extremely troubling. It is yet another case of political correct

This article is Part 1 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. Why the righteous indignation over the racist diatribe of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling? Is it not obvious to all that the deep stain of racism and prejudice runs deep in the culture and fabric of this Nation? How long will we continue to gloss over the fact that 500 years of systemized and institutional oppression based on skin color has, and still does define this count