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The Problem With The New York Teacher Exam Is That White People Are More Likely To Pass It
By Casey Quinlan A federal judge ruled that a New York Teachers exam is racially biased because it did not properly measure skills relevant to all teachers. For black and Latino candidates, the pass rate ranged between 54 percent and … Continue reading
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Tagged education, LAST Exam, New York, race, teacher exams, teachers of color
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Cleveland Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Tamir Rice Death
By Richard Perez-Pena and Mitch Smith A judge in Cleveland ruled Thursday that probable cause existed to charge two Cleveland police officers in the death of a 12-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, but also said he did not have the power … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, investigation, justice, law, police abuse, race, Tamir Rice
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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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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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Rand Paul In Baltimore Speaks of Unequal Justice
By Naureen Khan Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, referred to the suicide of 22-year-old Kalief Browder as a tragic example as he spoke of justice applied unequally to black and white Americans Tuesday night. Browder was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, politics, race, Rand Paul, United States
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McKinney officer Eric Casebolt resigns; police chief calls actions at pool party ‘indefensible’
By Sarah Mervosh McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley condemned as “indefensible” the actions of Eric Casebolt, an officer who resigned Tuesday, after a video of Casebolt physically confronting teenagers at a pool party attracted national attention and sparked protests. Conley said … Continue reading
Federal Judge Orders Release Of Last ‘Angola 3’ Prisoner
By Eyder Peralta A federal judge has ordered the unconditional release of the last member of the “Angola 3” who remains in prison. Albert Woodfox, the 68-year-old former Black Panther leader, has spent the past four decades in solitary confinement … Continue reading
For Black Women, Police Brutality And Sexual Harassment Go Hand In Hand
By Zeba Blay There is a moment in the McKinney, Texas pool party video that’s both horrifying and absurd: when Cpl. Eric Casebolt manhandles, violently restrains, then sits on top of an unarmed, 15-year-old, bikini-clad black girl as she … Continue reading
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Tagged brutality, race, racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Texas Pool Party Police
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