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POLL: 64 Percent of New Yorkers Say the NYPD Favors Whites
What a shock. According to a recent poll, 64 percent of New Yorkers say the NYPD favors whites over blacks.
Medical Examiner: Chavis Carter’s Death Was A Suicide
An Arkansas medical examiner has ruled Chavis Carter’s death a suicide. Chavis Carter died of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. The police claim it was suicide; Carter’s family believes he was murdered. What do you think?
Please Tell Beyonce that Philanthropy is not Activism
Last Thursday I did the above interview, hosted by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill on Huff Post Live , with actor Isaiah Washington and Andrea Plaid, associate editor of Racialicious.com, on the controversy caused by legendary actor/activist Harry Belafonte’s recent comments about Jay Z and Beyonce. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mr Belafonte was quoted […]
President Obama on Todd Akin: ‘Rape is Rape’
President Obama has commented on Congressman and GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin’s controversial comments regarding rape, calling them offensive and asserting that we should not be making health care decisions on behalf of women.
OxyMORONS: On the Absurd Idea of ‘Legitimate Rape’
Yesterday, Rep. Todd Akin (Mo.) made the internet nearly explode when, in response to a question about why he oposes abortion even in cases of rape during an interview, he said that “legitimate rape” doesn’t result in pregnancy. According to Akin, also the GOP’s senatorial candidate in Missouri, a woman’s body has some sort of […]
Changing Our Perception of the Teaching Profession
“Those who can do, those who can’t, teach.” –Unknown I hate this quote. How is it that teachers are responsible for the training and crafting of all of the world’s professions, yet it is deemed socially inadequate for a talented individual to become a teacher? It is odd that we live in a country that […]
MSNBC’s Toure: Romney Is Trying to ‘Niggerize’ Obama Campaign
During a debate on the MSNBC show “The Cycle,” journalist Toure asserted that the Romney Campaign was using coded language in order to “niggerize” President Obama.
Transgender Woman Murdered in Chicago
On August 15, a 19-year-old transgender woman known as Tiffany (nee Donta Gooden) was found murdered in Chicago. This is the second murder of a transgender woman in the last four months, both of which occurred on the city’s west side.
HuffPostLive: ‘Chicago Gun Violence Returns To The National Spotlight: Is Enough Being Done?’
The Huffington Post’s HuffPost Live recently assembled a group of journalists and activists to discussing the “crisis-level” crime statistics in Chicago. Chicago’s murder rate is currently 4 times New York’s and twice as high as Los Angeles. Enough is certainly NOT being done.
REPORT: 95% of Arrests in NYC Public Schools are of Black or Latino Students
According to a report from the NYCLU, ninety-five percent of arrests made in NYC public schools in the last school year were of black or Latino students.
VIDEO: Jonesboro Police Release Reenactment Video of Chavis Carter’s ‘Suicide’
Jonesboro Police have released a reenactment video that they believe proves that it was possible for 21 year-old Chavis Carter to have shot himself in the head while handcuffed in a police cruiser.
Joe Biden to Black Audience: Romney Wants to Put You ‘Back In Chains’
At a campaign stop in Virginia yesterday, Joe Biden told a crowd (that including hundreds of African Americans) that Mitt Romney’s positions regarding Wall Street would put them “back in chains.” Romney’s people are outraged. What do you think?