1.   And most black commentators assailed the investigation as politically motivated.

2.   And the presence of black Republican commentator Alan Keyes has not done much to change the flavor.

3.   A collection of essays by an acerbic black social commentator who prefers class solidarity to identity politics.

4.   Some black commentators have called the theory that the U.S. government schemed to destroy young black men a rationalization.

5.   Some black commentators who disagree with the theory but admire the man suggest he is merely playing politics when he says these things.

6.   That is why it seduced even black commentators, who would have instantly condemned racism in any other guise.

7.   The complaint, which echoes concerns raised by the governing African National Congress, has been dismissed by most whites and by some black commentators.