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Marches won’t cut it anymore: Why last weekend felt like a funeral
By Brittney Cooper I must say, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs, Justice, and Freedom left me feeling mostly uninspired. Though there was some attempt in the early portion of the program to include younger speakers, the … Continue reading
Go away, George Zimmerman!
By Joan Walsh As Trayvon Martin’s parents headed to Washington for a protest commemorating the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom, their son’s killer was touring the factory that produced the gun he used to kill their son, and posing for … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Florida, George Zimmerman, Jesse Jackson, Kel-Tec, Trayvon Martin
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The Hunt for the White Trayvon Martin
By Elspeth Reeve The hunt for the white Trayvon Martin has evolved since the case became national news, with a changing cast of victims and perpetrators, but the problem has remained the same: instead of countering the racial narrative of the … Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Is Anyone Black Enough for Cornel West?
Originally posted on Black America Web:
Is anyone black enough for Cornel West? Not only is West criticizing President Barack Obama at every turn, but now, for reasons that are unclear, West has taken aim at MSNBC, calling it a…
4 Unhinged, Offensive Reactions to the Zimmerman Verdict
By Kristen Gwynne Following a six-person, all-female jury’s acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s klller George Zimmerman this weekend, media and individuals on the both the right and left have responded with a hail storm of insensitivity that amounts to an outright white-supremacist defense of … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, Florida, George Zimmerman, race, racism, Ted Nugent, Trayvon Martin
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BET Awards 2012
The Soul Brother is making my return after an extended absence, I really didn’t catch much of the first hour of the show. True Blood was absorbing most of my attention. Eric & Pam…OMG! Alas, I digress. The 2012 BET … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, BET Awards, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, entertainment, Frankie Beverly, hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, music, Nicki Minaj, r&b, Samuel L Jackson, voting, Whitney Houston
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Glenn Beck continues conservative crusade to co-opt Dr. King
Earl Ofari Huthinson hits the nail on the head. ‘Nuff said. Glenn Beck continues conservative crusade to co-opt Dr. King.
Dr. King and the “Guys With the Guns” at the NRA
Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al Sharpton, the NAACP, NUL, and others will be commemorating the 47th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington D.C. just not at the Lincoln Memorial. Glenn … Continue reading
The Reinvention of the Rev. Al Sharpton
Excellent article about the Rev. Al Sharpton in Newsweek by Allison Samuels and Jerry Adler. The Reinvention of the Rev. Al Sharpton – Newsweek.
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Tagged activism, african american, Al Sharpton, Allison samuels, black, Jerry Adler, justice, Newsweek, politics, race
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By Brenda Howard A year and a half ago, a news story exploded out of Sanford, Fla. George Zimmerman, an armed, 28-year-old man of mixed white and Hispanic ancestry, followed and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old African American. The tragic … Continue reading →