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Why 1 of the Jena 6 Is Now Speaking Out Against Juvenile Justice Spending
By Carimah Townes As a member of the “Jena 6,” Theo Shaw was imprisoned for seven months without adequate legal counsel. Now, Shaw is emerging as a vocal opponent to a proposal to inject another $3.5 million into the juvenile … Continue reading
Crack, The CIA And Black America’s Drug Crisis
By Charlene Muhammad The film “Kill the Messenger” rekindled interest and outrage over CIA ties to drug trafficking and the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic that devastated neighborhoods, destroyed families and led to the imprisonment of thousands from Black communities across … Continue reading
For U.S. Women, Inequality Takes Many Forms
By Ariel Smilowitz The gender wage gap is a complex problem, and we’ll need to address factors like race and region to solve it. Although we are only a few months into 2015, it has already proven to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged income disparity, income inequality, jobs, money, politics, United States, wages
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What We Don’t Mention About Unemployment
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned jobs 19 times, repeating it more than any other word with any policy implications. “Our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999,” he said … Continue reading
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Tagged business, criminal record, economy, employment, jobs, United States
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Deaths Of Unarmed Black Men Revive ‘Anti-Lynching Plays’
By Hansi Lo Wang An obscure but riveting genre of theater is being revived in New York City. They’re called “anti-lynching plays.” Most were written during the early 1900s by black playwrights to show how lynchings devastated African-American families. Inspired … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-lynching, history, New York City, theatre
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Shirley Chisholm : My Bid for Presidency
Before Jessie, Before Barack, Before Hillary, there was Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005). She was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress (NY 12th District, serving 7 terms) and the first African-American to run for the Presidency of the … Continue reading
By One Measure, Wages for Most U.S. Workers Peaked in 1972
By Jeffrey Sparshott By one measure, wages for most U.S. workers peaked more than four decades ago. Adjusted for inflation, average weekly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees–the bulk of the workforce–topped out in October 1972, according to the Labor … Continue reading
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The Orwellian police tactic that targets Black Americans for simply existing
By Jason Williamson Kirk McConer was arrested and jailed while talking to a friend outside a convenience store, where he had just purchased a soda. Tyrone Hightower was arrested and jailed after sitting in his car in the parking lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Windows, Law Enforcement, police abuse, race, racism
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Citizens Stand For Economic Equality With #BlackWorkMatters And The #FightFor15
By Jessica Dickerson Police brutality is not the only issue concerning black lives in America. #BlackLivesMatters is a hashtag that has taken the Internet by storm and symbolizes a movement around the validation and protection of black lives around the … Continue reading
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