Tag Archives: United States

The Perfect Speech for an Imperfect Union

Posted on July 20, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By David Swerdlick Though, like so many others, I was moved by President Barack Obama’s insightful remarks at Friday’s White House press briefing, I stand by my view that the president would have been better served in the long run … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Rosman recalls witnessing party guest mistake Barack Obama for waiter at 2003 Tina Brown party in New York

Posted on July 20, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Leslie Larson With unprecedented candor, President Obama spoke about the prejudice he has faced as an African-American man — prompting Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Rosman to recall witnessing Obama being mistaken for a waiter at a Manhattan soiree … Continue reading →

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Obama takes on race

Posted on July 20, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Greg Sargent Obama has often been called upon to use his unique historical position as the first black president to engage the nation in a conversation about continuing racial injustice. In a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Anguish

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By The Editorial Board President Obama did something today that he hardly ever does — and no other president could ever have done. He addressed the racial fault lines in the country by laying bare his personal anguish and experience … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama, Black President, Has Finally Entered the Room: What if Trayvon Martin Had a Gun and Stood His Ground?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Chauncey DeVega President Obama has spoken less about race than any other President in recent memory. Today’s surprise speech on the Trayvon Martin case is a payment on that gross neglect against the debit on his account as the … Continue reading →

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Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago’

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Mark Memmott “When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son,” President Obama told reporters Friday afternoon. “Another way of saying that was Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.” In extensive … Continue reading →

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Living in the Land of the Free Doesn’t Make You Free

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Walter Mosley I remember when I was 17 years old, in 1969; three of my friends dropped by in one of their cars and asked me if I wanted to go out with them to the beach or the … Continue reading →

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Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Leslie Savan Quit whining, American poor people and refugees from the middle class. You’re actually part of the 1 percent. That’s the laughably misleading claim in a new ad from right-wing multibillionaire Charles Koch. The $200,000 ad campaign, now … Continue reading →

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Detroit files thousands of pages of documents in bankruptcy, lists 100,000 creditors

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nathan Bomey, Brent Snavely, & Alisa Priddle The city of Detroit filed thousands of documents in its bankruptcy case late Thursday, as Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr builds a case that the city is insolvent and must execute a dramatic … Continue reading →

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Detroit goes bankrupt, largest municipal filing in U.S. history

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Michael A. Fletcher Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in the nation’s history Thursday afternoon, capping a long decline that left the nation’s automaking capital bleeding residents and revenue, while rendering city services a mess. The nation’s fourth-largest city … Continue reading →

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