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Black death has become a cultural spectacle: Why the Walter Scott tragedy won’t change White America’s mind
By Brittney Cooper The most recent coldblooded police slaughter of an unarmed Black man is not the story of “one bad apple.” I refuse to narrate this story as another “isolated incident.” On Saturday morning, Michael Thomas Slager, a police … Continue reading
How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America
By Karen Dolan So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative … Continue reading
American Police Killed More People in March (111) Than the Entire UK Police Have Killed Since 1900
By Shaun King Yeah. Those numbers are real.A total of 111 people were killed by police in the United States in March of 2015. Since 1900, in the entire United Kingdom, 52 people have been killed by police. Don’t bother … Continue reading
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Tagged law, life, police, police violence, race, United States
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Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway
Patricia Cohen A home health care worker in Durham, N.C.; a McDonald’s cashier in Chicago; a bank teller in New York; an adjunct professor in Mayfield, Ill. They are all evidence of an improving economy, because they are working and … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, employment, health, income inequality, Medicaid, public assistance, Snap, United States, Working poor
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UN unveils permanent memorial to victims of transatlantic slave trade
United Nations officials today welcomed the unveiling at the world body’s New York Headquarters of a permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade which they acknowledged was one of the most horrific tragedies of modern … Continue reading
Surprise! Black Voters Just Won A Voting Rights Case In The Supreme Court
By Ian Millhiser Alabama’s legislative maps, which minimized black voters’ influence by packing these voters into a small number of districts, will get another day in court thanks to a 5-4 decision — Justice Anthony Kennedy crossed over to vote … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Alabama, government, politics, race, Redistricting, United States, US Supreme Court, voting, voting rights
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The City That Believed in Desegregation
By Alana Semuels Hawthorne Elementary in Louisville, Kentucky, looks like what you might imagine a typical American suburban elementary school to be, with students’ art projects displayed in the hallways and brightly colored rugs and kid-sized tables and chairs in … Continue reading
Black America Is Still In A Deep Recession
By Bryce Covert The economy has experienced 12 straight months of job growth above 200,000 and the overall unemployment rate has dropped 5.5 percent. But the recovery isn’t such great news for black Americans. The unemployment rate for black people … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, economy, life, poverty, recession, unemployment, United States
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