Black Racism: A Real Problem or Pure Politics?: Shirley Sherrod was dismissed from her Agriculture Department job because remarks she made almost a quarter century ago about her dealings with a White farmer were perceived as racist. She was offered her job back Wednesday because a full viewing of that speech showed it to be a tale of racial reconciliation.But put aside the furor and confusion over the employment of the Black woman who headed the USDA's rural development office in Georgia. The Sherrod affair brings to the fore a simmering debate over whether Black racism is cause for concern in America under its first Black president.
