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Baltimore cops speak out on Freddie Gray, murder spike
By Brooke Baldwin and Dana Ford Forty-two people were killed in Baltimore in May, making it the deadliest month there since 1972. When asked what’s behind that number, a Baltimore police officer gave an alarming answer. Basically, he said, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Freddie Gray, murder rate, Policing, proative policing, violence
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When Black People Are Target Practice
By Chauncey DeVega In this age of police thuggery, it seems that almost every few days brings another video recorded incident of white-on-black police violence and excessive force. Last week a white police officer in Mckinney, Texas was recorded pulling … Continue reading
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Tagged George Zimmerman, McKinney, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, police abuse, police violence, race, racism, Trayvon Martin
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Pastors are pushing the right buttons in McKinney
By James Ragland Pastor Mike Connaway and I sat on the steep concrete steps of his downtown church for two hours, talking about life, faith, parenting — and the infamous swimming pool incident that’s drawing global attention to McKinney. The … Continue reading
Frenship ISD teacher apologizes after McKinney-related segregation post
By Karen Michael & Adam D. Young A Frenship teacher said she apologized after writing a Facebook post saying she was “almost to the point” of wanting segregation regarding a racially charged police issue in McKinney. Karen Fitzgibbons, a teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged Bennett Elementary School, Frenship ISD, Karen Fitzgibbons, McKinney, race, racist, school, Teacher, Texas
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Woman Involved in Starting McKinney Pool Fight Placed on Administrative Leave by CoreLogic Inc.
By Stephen Benavides While the primary focus of the incident in McKinney, TX has been calling for the termination of now resigned Corporal Eric Casebolt, Twitter launched an impromptu campaign to identify the two women confirmed to have made racist … Continue reading
List of CEOs and politicians invited to 2015 Bilderberg Conference in Austria
By Oscar Williams-Grut A select group of global elite will gather in Telfs-Buchen, Austria, on Thursday for a super secret annual conference where they can discuss politics, foreign policy, and economics freely. The Bilderberg Conference has been running since 1954 … Continue reading
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Tagged .05%, Austria, Bilderberg Conference, business, economy, global, global economy, money, rich
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Harlem Rents Are 90 Damn Percent Higher Than In 2002
By John Del Signore Median rent costs in Central Harlem increased by a vertiginous 90% between 2002 and 2014, according to a report analyzing newly-released census data. Meanwhile, in Bed-Stuy, the median cost of rent rose 63% over the same time … Continue reading
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Tagged apartments, economy, gentrification, Harlem, life, Lodging, money, New York, New York City, rent, rentals
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Rural Americans Struggle With Access to Fresh Food
By Ryan Schuessler Roger Chilen remembers what Brewster was like before the town largely became a collection of vacant storefronts and crumbling houses. There were businesses and families and crowded town barbecues in front of the bar. For residents, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged elderly, environment, food, food deserts, food insecurity, Grocery store, low income, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, rural communities
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6 Ways White Supremacy Takes a Toll on the Mental Health of Black People
By Terrell Jermaine Starr Officially, Kalief Browder died as a result of suicide at his family’s home in the Bronx this weekend. Yet it’s not a stretch to say the racist criminal justice system that locked him up for more than … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, anxiety, depression, Mental health, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, race, racism
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He Cries Alone: Black Men and PTSD
By Ericka Blount Danois They’re crying out for help. But will anyone listen? They are African-American men, struggling with mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder—many are veterans, but many more are civilians struggling in secret, ashamed. These are men like 26-year-old … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, anxiety, depression, health, Mental health, PTSD, Veterans
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