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When Will We Become So Ashamed We Stop?
Smiling ex-New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman goes through the motions of searching suspect Sherron Rolax while accompanying Camden police officers on patrol. (AP Photo)[For more about the episode pictured above, click here.]Police make life hell for youth of colorBy … Continue reading
"Liberty City 7" and the Marginalization of Black Discontent
In this courtroom drawing, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Arango, center, makes her closing arguments before Judge Joan Lenard during the so-called “Liberty City Seven” trial in Miami on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007The Vendetta Against Black MenBy Salim Muwakkil / May 13, … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, American Society, Criminal Justice, Racism
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Both Sides Will Claim They Aren’t Prejudiced
Americans are in utter denial about this topic. But I see it and hear words from white mouthes that instantiate it every single day of the week. And I don’t see this changing here anytime soon. It is too ingrained, … Continue reading
Indiana : The Ball’s in Your Court
Homesick Texan on Chicanos and Mexican-hating Hoosiers (Oh, and the presidential match-up)By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2008 If it was not already clear to me, the place I lived most of my adult life, Texas, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Racism, Sports, Texas
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Supremes Revive Goldie Oldie
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Manning Marable : African American Peacemakers
Dr. Manning Marable.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and the Struggle against Racism, Inequality and Warby Manning Marable [The following was first delivered as a speech at the University of Illinois at Chicago, sponsored by the Great Cities Institute … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Iraq, MDS, Obama, Peace Movement, Racism, Social Action
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Rev. Wright in a Different Light
I have watched Rev. Wright in utter awe.By William A. Von Hoene Jr. / Chicago Tribune / March 26, 2008 During the last two weeks, excerpts from sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., pastor for more than 35 years … Continue reading
White Folks Have a Hard Time Hearing the Truth
Of National Lies and Racial Amnesia: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and the Audacity of TruthBy Tim Wise, March 18, 2008 For most white folks, indignation just doesn’t wear well. Once affected or conjured up, it reminds one of a pudgy … Continue reading
Barack Obama’s Speech on Race, Religion and Jeremiah Wright
Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (Full Speech) March 8, 2008 Source.
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Tagged African-American, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Racism, Religion, Video
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Healing the Wounds of Race
Rev. Jeremiah Wright at Trinity United Church of Christ. Prophetic truth-telling from the black pulpit.By Jim Wallis / Huffington Post / March 18, 2008 It has simmered throughout this campaign, and now race has exploded into the center of the … Continue reading
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An Economic Allegory
The Emperor CultBy Tim Case “Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be … Continue reading
