At a 100th birthday celebration for retiring Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC), designated Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) praised the centenarian’s 1948 presidential campaign. Praise of Thurmond is permissible, but not the basis of the man’s campaign. Lott’s misguided honor brings his leadership into question. … Continue reading Trent Lott Does Black Conservatives a Tremendous Disservice, by Ak’bar Shabazz