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Editorial: Do we have the wherewithal to respond to injustice?
By Be Moore In 1991, Howard University rested squarely in the hood. Now, the university hasn’t MOVED, but think of the hood as a sort of tide that rises and encompasses areas, and other times recedes, leaving traces like flopping fish on the ground after a tidal wave. We we’re under water. Along with hood,…
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Gov. Bobby Jindal Wants to End Race? No Thanks.
I used to believe people were confused about the meaning of words involving social justice. I figured when someone referred to any discussions about race as “racist” he or she was simply misinformed. Now, I know better. Some people have redefined words like “racist” in order to avoid talking about race. Others do so purposefully…
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Political racism and Pres. Barack Obama
On Feb. 1, 2012, the Huffington Post reported that Republican Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal forwarded an email stating the following: “At last — I can honestly voice a Biblical prayer for our president! Look it up — it is word for word! Let us all bow our heads and pray. Brothers and Sisters, can…
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California Republican apologizes after sending racist Obama e-mail
Orange County Republican party official Marilyn Davenport apologized Monday night to fellow party members for sending out an email depicting President Obama’s head on the body of an ape.
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BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA premieres tonight on PBS at 8 p.m.
“Upward of 120 million people of African descent live in Latin America today,’’ says Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., who, even though he is a scholar of African-American history, says he was staggered by the number when he first learned of it.
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NAACP release new report: ‘Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate’
Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system.
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Racism Within Race
Under the term African American, there is a system of separation that involves numerous shades of ‘”Black.”
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Schools in GA, NC, and SC open on MLK Day to make up snow closings
A decision to use the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to make up a snow day in Georgia and the Carolinas has infuriated civil rights leaders, who say the districts are insulting the civil rights icon.