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Charges Dropped Against Martese Johnson, UVA Student Bloodied During Arrest By Alcohol Agents
By Larry O’Dell Charges have been dropped against a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest sparked a public uproar and a state police investigation, a prosecutor said Thursday. Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney David Chapman said he made the decision after … Continue reading
Michelle Alexander: “A System of Racial and Social Control”
What is mass incarceration? Mass incarceration is a massive system of racial and social control. It is the process by which people are swept into the criminal justice system, branded criminals and felons, locked up for longer periods of time … Continue reading
Coming Home Straight From Solitary Damages Inmates And Their Families
By Joseph Shapiro The thing Sara Garcia remembers from the day her son, Mark, got out of prison was the hug — the very, very awkward hug. He had just turned 21 and for the past two and a half … Continue reading
Questions raised about race of Spokane NAACP head
By Spokane Spokesman-Review Controversy is swirling around one of the Inland Northwest’s most prominent civil rights activists, with family members of Rachel Dolezal saying the local leader of the NAACP has been falsely portraying herself as black for years. Dolezal, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethnicity, NAACP, race, Rachel Dolezal, Seattle
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Strip club seeks recent high school grads for employment
By Danielle Miller There are numerous ways to pay for college, some more conventional than others. For those living in Las Vegas, there’s no shortage of opportunities for fast cash. “It fits in with Vegas. Vegas is always going to … Continue reading
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Tagged college fund, education, gentlemen club, Las Vegas, Little Darlings, money
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Detroit Gentrification Means ‘Forced Relocation’ of Black Seniors
By Paul Kleyman Many Detroit residents are celebrating a new era of revitalization, as the city’s thriving Midtown is now dotted with upscale shops, restaurants and new construction. But Motor City, blighted with 83,000 abandoned homes, is also seeing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Detroit, gentrification, money, politics, race, senior relocation, seniors, United States
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Frenship Teacher Fired Over #imnotracist Post on Facebook
By Staff Frenship ISD said Thursday that the teacher who wrote a controversial Facebook post was fired. She was not mentioned by name in the statement but she had been previously identified as Karen Fitzgibbons, a teacher at Bennett Elementary … Continue reading
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Tagged Bennett Elementary School, Frenship ISD, Karen Fitzgibbons, McKinney, race, racist, school, Teacher, Texas
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May El-Khalil – Making peace is a marathon
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Tagged Beirut marathon, Lebanon, marathon, TED Global, video, violence, war
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The Problem With The New York Teacher Exam Is That White People Are More Likely To Pass It
By Casey Quinlan A federal judge ruled that a New York Teachers exam is racially biased because it did not properly measure skills relevant to all teachers. For black and Latino candidates, the pass rate ranged between 54 percent and … Continue reading
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Tagged education, LAST Exam, New York, race, teacher exams, teachers of color
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