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Fired African-American police officer seeks $5M in damages
By Tobias Salinger A small town in the shadow of a volcano in Washington state is simmering with racial tensions over a fired African-American’s police officer’s claims of discrimination. Gerry Pickens, 28, alleges he suffered racist jokes, different treatment from … Continue reading
Tampa Police Accused of Targeting Black Cyclists
By Marisa Taylor Police in Tampa, Florida are disproportionately targeting bicyclists in black neighborhoods where officers allegedly issue an excessive number of bicycle tickets for mostly minor infractions, according to an investigation by the Tampa Bay Times. The police have … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, bicyclists, Black neighborhoods, Florida, profiling, Tampa
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Freddie Gray dies a week after being injured during arrest
By Natalie Sherman, Chris Kaltenbach, and Colin Campbell Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man injured during an arrest by Baltimore police last week, died Sunday at Shock Trauma, prompting protests by city residents and out-of-town activists and promises from city officials … Continue reading
Why Kids Need Spirituality
By Lisa Miller You are Jewish; your husband, a lapsed Catholic. Neither of you believes, much, in God, although occasionally you like to meditate and you both would go hiking more if you could. You’ve had those moments — who … Continue reading
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Tagged children, faith, parenting, religion, spirituality
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Affleck demanded PBS program hide his slave-owning ancestor
By Mara Siegler Ben Affleck insisted on censoring the fact that one of his ancestors owned slaves from PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” the Sony email hack has revealed. In a hacked Sony email from July 22, 2014, now available … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestry, Ben Affleck, Finding Your Roots, hack, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Michael Lynton, PBS, Sony, television
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Tidal Review – Jay Z Streaming Service Test
It’s been two weeks since Tidal, the new music-streaming platform owned by Jay Z and a handful of pop’s highest-ranking Illuminati members, launched with an ostentatiously—almost clumsily—star-studded promotional video. In the time since, there’s been a flood of thinkpieces and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, cloud, Jay-Z, music, streaming, technology, TIDAL
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When Deshawn And Greg Act Out In Class, Guess Who Gets Branded A Troublemaker
By Macrina Cooper-White Research has shown that young black students in American schools are expelled and suspended three times as often as white students. Now a disturbing new study from Stanford University reveals one factor behind such disproportionate punishment. The … Continue reading
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
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