Tag Archives: race

A question of civil rights? Federal role shaped by decades of cases before Trayvon Martin

Posted on August 20, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Associated Press Almost as soon as George Zimmerman was pronounced “not guilty” in a Florida courtroom, the cry went up. The U.S. government must get “justice for Trayvon,” insisted protesters angry about the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager … Continue reading →

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The Saggy Pants Don’t Make the Man, The Prisons Do

Posted on August 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Russell Simmons I have received so many calls asking me to further respond to Don Lemon after what he said about me this weekend. And I would agree with him that that jail fashion has become the norm, for even … Continue reading →

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The politics of being friends with white people

Posted on August 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Brittney Cooper A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, which found that 40 percent of white people and 25 percent of nonwhite people have no friends of the opposite race, caused me to reflect deeply on the friendship segregation that has characterized my own life. … Continue reading →

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Having a friend of a different race

Posted on August 12, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Clarence Page Nonwhite Americans are much more likely than white Americans to have a friend of a different race, a new poll finds. The poll released by Reuters/Ipsos on Thursday found that about 40 percent of white Americans say they … Continue reading →

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Oprah faced not just fashion retail racism, but size bias too

Posted on August 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Heidi Moore Oprah Winfrey is a successful billionaire with an empire worth $3bn, a woman whose public reputation has been built on self-empowerment. She has been frank about the stresses in her life – racism and sexism figure often … Continue reading →

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Young, black and shot in the head

Posted on August 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Kate Selker A few months before he was shot in the head, Marshall Coulter passed me in the hallway. “Ms. Selker! Remember how otters hold hands when they sleep?” Of course I did. I was the one who had … Continue reading →

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Many Americans have no friends of another race: poll

Posted on August 9, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Lindsay Dunsmuir About 40 percent of white Americans and about 25 percent of non-white Americans are surrounded exclusively by friends of their own race, according to an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos poll. The figures highlight how segregated the United States remains in … Continue reading →

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George Zimmerman and Infamy: What Can He Do Now?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Danielle C. Belton Last week George Zimmerman — found innocent of murder, but still the killer of teen Trayvon Martin — was pulled over by a police officer in Forney, Texas, east of Dallas. Nothing happened. In fact, the only … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons Lawyers Say Florida’s Law Enforcement Threw Away George Zimmerman’s Case

Posted on August 8, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Steven Rosenfeld Florida law enforcement, from the local police to the special prosecutor overseeing the Trayvon Martin case, did not want to see George Zimmerman convicted of murder and deliberately threw away the case, allowing their prosecution to crumble. … Continue reading →

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George Zimmerman’s Biggest Defender: A Racist With a Criminal Past

Posted on August 8, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Mariah Blake In April 2012, two days before George Zimmerman was arrested for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, he huddled with a fellow neighborhood watch volunteer, Frank Taaffe. According to Taaffe, who disclosed the meeting on Fox … Continue reading →

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