"Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: ... How does it feel to be a problem? ... One ever feels his two-ness,–an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder ... He would not Africanize America, for America has too much to teach the world and Africa. He would not bleach his Negro soul in a flood of white Americanism, for he knows that Negro blood has a message for the world. He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face." - W.E.B. Du Bois, "Strivings of the Negro People", 1897
Lest we forget that white Germans and Americans are not the only sociological opinions worth listening too.
If you're interested in things like racial issues and the like, The Root is a good news agency to check out. Just to give you a different perspective on current issues. Here's a sample link to an article about Du Bois:
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