Tag Archives: Black people

Open season on black boys after a verdict like this

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Gary Younge Let it be noted that on this day, Saturday 13 July 2013, it was still deemed legal in the US to chase and then shoot dead an unarmed young black man on his way home from the … Continue reading →

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Man knocked unconscious, cracks skull in Manhattan after racial slur: witnesses

Posted on July 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Thomas Tracy An unidentified man was hospitalized with a massive head injury Friday following an apparent bias-fueled attack in the West Village, witnesses and officials said. Witnesses on Greenwich Ave. near W. 12th St. said the white man — … Continue reading →

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1 Black Man Is Killed Every 28 Hours by Police or Vigilantes: America Is Perpetually at War with Its Own People

Posted on July 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

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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My Thoughts

Posted on July 14, 2013 by The Soul Brother

Sixteen months ago I changed my profile picture to Trayvon Martin and said at the time I will not change it back until the trial concludes. Yesterday the trial concluded and I am not going to change my profile picture. Emmitt Till, Amadou Diallo, … Continue reading →

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Racist Facebook rants gets 911 operator April Sims fired

Posted on June 7, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Rachel Quigley A 911 operator has been fired for allegedly posting numerous racist remarks on her Facebook page. April Sims, from Dallas, Texas, compares black people to ‘animals’, says they have ‘sh for brains’ and blames them for wasting … Continue reading →

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More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US

Posted on October 12, 2010 by The Soul Brother

I would like to hear from the family in the UK on this one. What I found interesting is that some in the United Kingdom admit that this is the “…result of decades of racial prejudice in the criminal justice system and an overly … Continue reading →

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