Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial.

In the wake of the murders of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. He earned an A. Holder stepped down from the bench in 1993 to accept an appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from President Bill Clinton.

In that office he prosecuted Congressman Dan Rostenkowski (Democrat Illinois) for corruption charges related to his role in the Congressional Post Office scandal. Holder previously served as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and a United States Attorney.