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

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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Progressive Hunter

There is a responsibility to being a television personality. Glenn Beck and others of his ilk are continuous examples of irresponsibility. It seems as though they do not care that millions of people are listening, watching, and more importantly BELIEVING his … Continue reading

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Nine Months After the Quake — A Million Haitians Slowly Dying

Bill Quigley writes a piece that provides us all with a picture of what the situation on the ground is and just how much aid to Haiti is needed. My position on this is and has been crystal clear, the people of … Continue reading

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Bill Clinton lobbies for earthquake aid to Haiti

Outraged! That’s how I feel about this situation. Unfortunately, in Righting A Wrong I identified the reason Haiti seems to be victimized by the global community. As I have previously posted Sen Tom Coburn is the hearatless legislator holding up the … Continue reading

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Haiti Still Waiting For Pledged U.S. Aid

This is completely unacceptable. A certain political party talks about streamlining government. Yet, according to this article one of their own Sen. Tom Coburn is aiding the hold up by injecting an additional $1 million expense for an “independent” administrator … Continue reading

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What History Actually Teaches Us About Race

Excellent piece from John McWhorter of the Root. To understand and plan for the future we must know, understand, embrace, and more importantly learn from our past. Our past decades ago as well as the recent past one, two, five … Continue reading

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In defense of indigent defense-how the broken public defense system exacerbates racial disparities

This is something that if you are from the ‘hood you already know. To be adequately represented under the law takes money and lots of it. How many people do you know that did a stretch of time in prison for … Continue reading

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Cyber racism in high school

I was not aware of this event in Louisiana. Very interesting and thought-provoking article from Jeesie Daniels and Race Talk. Cyber racism in high school | Race-Talk.

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Racism Flourishes Online

Fantastic commentary by Denzel Codrington. The advancement of technology, social media platforms, and the internet sadly promulgate racist thoughts and allows people to share those thoughts with a global audience. My solution would be to counterbalance those vile thoughts with … Continue reading

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North Carolina inmates allege bias, challenge death sentences

Excellent article from Elizabeth Renter. Because justice is not blind, especially in regards to race is the only reason I am against the death penalty. As person after person is proven innocent for crimes they have been convicted of years … Continue reading

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