Tag Archives: United States

The Depths Of Poverty In The Deep South

Posted on July 2, 2016 by The Soul Brother

By Scott Rodd Andrew sat a table in a bar with no sign outside drinking a Bud Light tallboy. The windows were boarded up from the outside and the only source of light was a bare light bulb sticking out … Continue reading →

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Malcolm X – Speech at Ford Auditorium (Detroit)

Posted on July 11, 2015 by The Soul Brother

Brother Malcolm delivered this speech in Detroit later in the day after his house was bombed earlier. Think for a moment how physically tired he must have been. Yet, he was bound to his calling – to speak truth to … Continue reading →

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Stokely Carmichael – Black Power

Posted on July 11, 2015 by The Soul Brother

As resonant today as it was then….

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Papa Pope vs. The Confederate Flag

Posted on June 24, 2015 by The Soul Brother

Joe Morgan as “Papa Pope” extemporizes his remarks to a Southerner who supports the Confederate flag on last night’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. As always Mr. Morgan “drops the mic.” Can the church say, AMEN.

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Jon Stewart’s Remarks on Charleston

Posted on June 19, 2015 by The Soul Brother
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How to Lock Up Fewer People

Posted on June 12, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Marc Mauer and David Cole WHEN Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ted Cruz, Eric H. Holder Jr., Jeb Bush, George Soros, Marco Rubio and Charles G. Koch all agree that we must end mass incarceration, it is clear that times have … Continue reading →

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Michelle Alexander: “A System of Racial and Social Control”

Posted on June 12, 2015 by The Soul Brother

What is mass incarceration? Mass incarceration is a massive system of racial and social control. It is the process by which people are swept into the criminal justice system, branded criminals and felons, locked up for longer periods of time … Continue reading →

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Detroit Gentrification Means ‘Forced Relocation’ of Black Seniors

Posted on June 11, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Paul Kleyman Many Detroit residents are celebrating a new era of revitalization, as the city’s thriving Midtown is now dotted with upscale shops, restaurants and new construction. But Motor City, blighted with 83,000 abandoned homes, is also seeing the … Continue reading →

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Can America Heal After Ferguson? We Asked Desmond Tutu and His Daughter

Posted on June 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Fania Davis & Sarah van Gelder Can we recover from the legacy of slavery, lynching, land theft, disenfranchisement, redlining, job discrimination, and mass imprisonment? We turned to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter the Rev. Mpho Tutu for wisdom on … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul In Baltimore Speaks of Unequal Justice

Posted on June 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

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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