The Shirley Sherrod debacle, yet again, reveals an ugly and unfortunate truth. This country is suffering from a psychological disorder. Joy Leary calls it “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.”  Whatever it is, it’s clear that we have been traumatized not only by our despicable history of slavery and racism but our ongoing refusal to deal with […]

From HuffingtonPost.com: Shirley Sherrod has accomplished a number of things in her career, but she had never planned on uniting Glenn Beck and the NAACP.

FROM NYDailyNews.com: One strike and she was out.

Roland Martin appears in the CNN News Room with host Kyra Phillips, and American Morning co-host John Roberts. Martin, Phillips and Roberts discuss USDA official, Shirley Sherrod’s resignation, the NAACP’s statement and the video snippet that caused this controversy. WATCH: Video Snippet Cost USDA Official, Shirley Sherrod Her Job

From MSNBC.com: A black USDA official in Georgia has resigned after publicly admitting she didn’t help a white man trying to save his farm to the “full force” of her power and instead referred him to “one of his own.”

Tea Party Spokesman Mark Williams talks about his controversial comments that mocked the NAACP. WATCH: Did Tea Party spokesman mock NAACP?

After the NAACP passed a resolution declaring the Tea Party to be a “racist” organization, Tea Party-backed Florida Congressional candidate Allen West held a town hall meeting in Fort Lauderdale to address the concerns of voters. He also wrote blog posts defending the Tea Party, while at the same time attacking the NAACP.