Marie Sutton on Race Relations

March 4, 2009 

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Folks are still reeling from the first major speech by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. When it comes to race, he said, we’re all cowards. Commentator Marie Sutton agrees. She says there’ve been many times she could have talked with white friends and coworkers about race, but chose not to because she was afraid.

Commentator Marie Sutton is a freelance writer living in Birmingham. Check out her blog. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak in Selma, Alabama, this weekend for the 44th commemoration of Bloody Sunday.

 

 

 

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