Harold Ford, a prodigiously talented black Democrat, looked as though he might capture a safe Republican seat.
Centres of black prosperity, such as Atlanta, attract talented black individuals from elsewhere in America, contributing to continued economic success.
He added: "It's inexplicable why talented black and minority ethnic people are no longer in key decision-making positions".
"Too often, talented black and Asian recruits have been thrust into performing instead of being encouraged to progress towards leadership".
And, besides covering official "white" Washington in greater depth, the Post discovered black Washington, jettisoned some older, racist editors, and hired talented black reporters, including Robert Maynard.
It's a scandal that talented black actors have to leave British airspace to climb out of the "black box"; to find roles on TV that aren't subservient or stereotypical.
In some town halls it's an all-white structure at the top," he said, adding that "it's inexplicable why talented black and minority ethnic people are no longer in key decision-making positions".
Like most major ballet schools (White Lodge and the Royal Ballet School are exceptionally diligent in this regard), Central has an energetic outreach programme and an otherwise diverse student body, but talented black ballet students remain hard to attract.
I believe that highly talented black scientists are attracted to me for the same basic reason that I was attracted to Hartman, even though he is white and I am black.
Just the other day, I read viewers' reactions to a trailer for a remake of the film Annie, with a beautiful, talented black child playing the title role.
For much of last century, U Street was home to many of America's most talented black artists and performers.
