Is Condoleezza Rice really a black woman?While she may appear on the outside to share the color and therefore sentiments of black people, actions speak louder than both words and skin. Her grand ascent to the highest national office ever held by a black woman is tainted, and I believe will be judged by history as a story of a sad bait-and-switch. The Republican agenda has not and likely will not take the interests of blacks in America to heart. The criminal justice system, public schools based on property tax, and economic and social barriers to health care, home ownership, and higher education will continue to disadvantage blacks under Republican leadership. It may be recalled that blacks voted for the Republican Party of Lincoln by the 90 percent margins Democrats enjoy today. After having seen the proverbial light in the New Deal era, the turnaround seen today took place. While flaws still exist in the sometimes herd mentality of American black voters, the fact remains that Republicans offer little more than lip service, and in a fresh tactic, face service, to blacks today. [more]