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Baltimore’s secret history of death: Racism, corporate greed & the most infamous mass-poisoning in American history

Posted on May 6, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Adam Gaffney View image | gettyimages.com Few now doubt the lethality of inequality. Unequal treatment under the law has resulted in case after case of Black lives lost, whether by gunshot, suffocation, or severed spine. And yet, as tragic … Continue reading →

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Final Bell: Kansas City’s Effort to Save Its Schools

Posted on June 8, 2010 by The Soul Brother

Time Magazine’s Karen Ball on the Kansas City school closures. I have written about this also in Dying School,Dying City. Now this has gotten national press. This just validates my stand that Dr. Covington, the Kansas City School Board, the … Continue reading →

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Dying School, Dying City

Posted on June 4, 2010 by The Soul Brother

I originally wrote this back in February. The KCMSD approved this plan and yesterday was the last day of school for this school year. It also marked the end, the closure of 21 community treasures and havens in Kansas City-its schools. … Continue reading →

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