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Free Jose Antonio Vargas!!!
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/documented-writer-and-director-jose-antonio-vargas-during-a-news-photo/487742229 The government bided its time to detain Mr. Vargas. Its reprehensible since the issue affects my Black and Brown brothers and sisters Congress ignores and delays the issue. It is long overdue for the American government to face the … Continue reading
This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
By Darlena Cunha Sara Bareilles played softly through the surround-sound speakers of my husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor as I sat idling at a light. I’d never been to this church before, but I could see it from where I was, across from … Continue reading
There Are No Two Greater Heroes Than Trayvon Martin’s Parents!
By Michael Skolnik I remember growing up and always hearing my parents and their friends talk about one pivotal moment in their lives. They remembered exactly where they were at that point. Exactly who told them the news. Exactly how … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, commentary, George Zimmerman, law, Michael Skolnik, Trayvon Martin, United States, Verdict
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The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland
By Dave Zirin In 2013, I predicted that LeBron James would shock the world and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Many, “insiders” with pipelines into executive suites and owners’ boxes said there was no way this would happen. The consensus was … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, business, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, free agent, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA, sports
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Do Most Christians Even Know the 10 Commandments?
By Valerie Tarico The American Bible Society funds an annual “State of the Bible” survey, and this spring the Christian Post cheered some of their findings: “The Bible continues to dominate both mind space and book retail space as America’s … Continue reading
An ‘Unexpected’ Treat For Octavia E. Butler Fans
By K. Tempest Bradford When a writer passes before her time, readers and fans often mourn not only the loss of her presence in the world, but the loss of the words she may yet have written. Such was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts and Culture, books, E-book, fantasy, fiction, literature, Octavia E. Butler
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How I lost my middle-class life
By Jayme Reid Recently I read an article in the New York Times Magazine by Dominique Browning, the former House and Garden magazine editor who lost her job when the magazine folded in 2007. Like “The Bag Lady Papers,” a … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Great Recession, life, middle class, money, motherhood, Mothers, recession, United States
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Why did the ‘poor Mercedes lady’ evoke such a passionate response?
By Soraya Nadia McDonald By now, you’ve seen it, or heard about it, or at least scrolled past the link on Facebook. The first-person account in The Washington Post of Darlena Cunha, the mom who drove her husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor … Continue reading →