This is sad on a number of levels. Although I feel Holder could have done more in the area of civil and human rights, I understand that there was only so much he could do within a historically white-controlled government. One cannot say that race is not relevant in the United States of America if Holder became the first African American Attorney General in the history of our nation (out of a total of 82) and was appointed to that position by our country’s “first black” President Barack H. Obama.

I would agree with the New York Times’ statement that Holder was one of the “most prominent liberal” voices in Obama’s administration, so if he leaves and Obama continues to remain silent about institutionalized, structural, systemic and social forms of white racism that are still taking place present day and destroying the black community [which has been acknowledged recently by the United Nations while President Obama still continues to avoid the issue], then it is highly unlikely that the next Attorney General will do any more than Holder in the area of civil and human rights, especially if they are white. I hope somebody proves me wrong, but if Congress [which is dominated by racist, ideologically conservative and highly ignorant white males] has anything to do with making that decision, there’s no possible way that they will appoint someone as “liberal” as Holder. And thus…the cycle continues…which means that until the cycle is eradicated entirely, things are only going to get worse, especially for African Americans.

It also seems like he wants and/or somebody wants him to get the fuck out of there, so I also wonder if Holder will have enough time to follow through on the promise he made to Mike Brown’s parents before he exits…

Source: Matt Appuzo. “Eric Holder Resigning As Attorney General.”  September 25, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/us/politics/eric-holder-resigning-as-attorney-general.html.