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Guns Turn Cowards into Brave Men
Originally posted on Black America Web:
When rapper Lil Wayne used offensive lyrics that included the name of Emmett Till, it sparked a conversation about whether or not much of this generation actually knew him or why or how he…
1 Black Man Is Killed Every 28 Hours by Police or Vigilantes: America Is Perpetually at War with Its Own People
By Adam Hudson Police officers, security guards, or self-appointed vigilantes extrajudicially killed at least 313 African-Americans in 2012 according to a recent study. This means a black person was killed by a security officer every 28 hours. The report notes … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Atlanta, Black people, Detroit, New York City, police brutality, Vigilante
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CEO Pay Went Up 16% Last Year to $15 million — How Much Did Your Pay Go Up?
By Helaine Olen Congratulations CEOs! You’ve been having a great time of it. Salaries are up, and up in a major way. The Economic Policy Institute says you brought home an average $14.1m in 2012. The New York Times, looking … Continue reading
Why Paid Family Leave Is Good for Everyone (Even People Who Don’t Use It)
By Nanette Fondas The Rhode Island legislature voted last week to pass a law to give workers paid time off to care for a new child or seriously ill or injured family member. If Governor Lincoln Chafee signs the bill … Continue reading
Bernhard Goetz on George Zimmerman: ‘The Same Thing Is Happening’
By Harry Siegel and Filipa Ioannou “I’m surprised,” said Bernhard Goetz, outside of his 20-story apartment building on Manhattan’s 14th Street, the same street he lived on back in 1984, when he shot four black teenagers on a downtown No. 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernhard Goetz, George Zimmerman, Manhattan, murder, New York, Sanford, Sanford Florida, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
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What the Rising Number of Single Dads Says About Fatherhood in General
By Noah Berlatsky If my wife and I divorced, who would get the kid? Obviously, if only for mental health reasons, this isn’t the sort of hypothetical I want to spend any significant proportion of my time worrying about. But … Continue reading
Target Reminded Bosses Not All Hispanic Employees Eat Tacos, Wear Sombreros: Lawsuit
By Kim Bhasin Three former employees are suing Target for discrimination, citing a document the company distributed to managers with reminders that not all Hispanics eat tacos and burritos or wear sombreros. The former warehouse workers’ lawsuit, filed in California’s … Continue reading
Employment Discrimination Pushes Felons Onto Food Stamp Rolls, Increasing Program’s Costs
By Saki Knafo By refusing to hire people who have been convicted of crimes, employers may be adding billions of dollars to the total cost of the country’s ballooning food assistance program. Citing data from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker, employment, Employment discrimination, felony, food, job discrimination, jobs, republican, Snap, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, United States, United States Department of Agriculture
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Inmates Across California Join Hunger Strike Over Conditions
By Doreen McCallister Thousands of prisoners across the state are expressing solidarity with inmates being held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison in northern California. It is a maximum security facility and problem inmates are held in the Security … Continue reading
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Hip-Hop and the Globalization of ‘Nigga’
By Nicolas B. Aziz In February, popular comedian Lisa Lampanelli (a 51-year-old Italian-American stand-up comedian and Harvard alumna) tweeted a picture of herself with Girls creator Lena Dunham saying, “Me with my nigga @LenaDunham of @HBOGirls – I love this beyotch!!” Interestingly enough, it … Continue reading →