July 8, 2015
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Comments Off on What Happens After The Confederate Flag Comes Down
What Happens After The Confederate Flag Comes Down South Carolina senate’s vote to remove the Confederate battle flag is an important first step towards honestly addressing our shared history, and the ways its legacy still haunts us 150 years after … Continue reading
June 29, 2015
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Comments Off on The Worst Wingnut Reactions to Marriage Equality
The Worst Wingnut Reactions to Marriage Equality There was much rejoicing among proponents of equality and fairness on Friday, when the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality in all 50 states. Among fans of discrimination and inequality, there was despair.
May 18, 2015
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Comments Off on President Obama Moves To Stem Police Militarization
Nine months after police in Ferguson, Missouri donned riot gear, and met protestors with paramilitary weapons and equipment, the Obama administration has taken its first real steps towards halting police militarization. As the president prepared for a visit to Camden, … Continue reading
April 28, 2015
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Right-Wing Media Blames Everyone But Police For Baltimore Unrest The right-wing response to stories of police violence and brutality against blacks, and black deaths at the hands of police, is becoming as predictable as the stories themselves. Only the names … Continue reading
April 28, 2015
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Why The GOP Can’t Have It Both Ways on Marriage Equality Today, the Supreme Court will hear opening arguments in marriage equality cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage. The resulting ruling could legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. A lot has … Continue reading
April 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Will Marriage Equality Opponents Take Us Back To The “Green Book” Era?
As the Supreme Court takes up marriage equality again, conservatives are preparing for a likely landmark ruling by trying to bring back a phrase that once haunted black families: “We don’t serve your kind here.” Last week, my husband and … Continue reading
April 15, 2015
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In Fox host Bill O’Reilly’s alternate right-wing universe, Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy means, “If you are a Christian or a white man in the USA, it’s open season on you.” [fve]https://youtu.be/M6JR9ePQ0As[/fve] Here on earth, two more unarmed black men were … Continue reading
April 1, 2015
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Comments Off on The Backlash Against Discrimination And GOP’s “Indiana” Problem
The powerful grassroots backlash against Indiana’s anti-gay “religious freedom” law is yielding results and inspiring hope. Right-wing supporters of the law were seemingly caught unawares by a grassroots response that’s put them on the defensive. On Monday, the Georgia House … Continue reading
March 10, 2015
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Comments Off on Republicans Ignore the Message of Selma
Republicans Ignore the Message of Selma Despite rumors that House Republican leadership would skip the 50th anniversary of Selma, several Republicans showed up to commemorate the historic civil rights march. They missed the point so completely, that they might as … Continue reading
January 28, 2015
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Comments Off on An Unbroken Line of Violence
An Unbroken Line of Violence In ten years of blogging, much of my writing comes down to telling stories, and stitching them together into a bigger context. It’s been my thing, for a while now, because it just made sense … Continue reading
December 22, 2014
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Comments Off on Conservative Media And Cop Killers Of A Diffrent Color
On June 8, 2014, white, anti-government, tea party supporters shot and killed two Las Vegas police officers. Conservative media was conspicuously silent.
December 15, 2014
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Comments Off on Fuck The Cleveland Police
Fuck the Cleveland police, and any apology they think they are owed. http://t.co/WnVoNX9fd8 Andrew Hawkins T-Shirt Pisses Off Cleveland Police Union (Pic) #SportsTap pic.twitter.com/UakmUricbz— Sports Tap (@SportsTapApp) December 15, 2014
December 9, 2014
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Comments Off on The “Ferguson Story” Is America’s Story
Fox News hosts Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly assured us that the “Ferguson story” would be over in a week. [fve]http://youtu.be/_Fx6AUZDZ7E[/fve] That was before a grand jury declined to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for killing Eric Garner with an … Continue reading
December 3, 2014
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Comments Off on The President’s Too Modest Proposals Won’t Prevent Another Ferguson
As a grand jury in New York decides not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner with an illegal chokehold, the president’s too modest proposals fall short of the change America needs. The problems highlighted by Ferguson require … Continue reading
December 1, 2014
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Comments Off on Ferguson: Failure To Prosecute
Editor’s Note: Following my posts about the Ferguson grand jury decision, a few people have asked why I — and many, many others — still say an injustice occurred. This series of posts attempts to offer some answers. “The process … Continue reading
November 25, 2014
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Comments Off on No Justice in Ferguson
The grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., has reached the decision many of us dreaded, but fully expected. Now, we must forge our profound disappointment into determination to achieve lasting justice, in Ferguson and beyond.
November 20, 2014
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Comments Off on Preparing For Injustice vs. Preparing for Justice in Ferguson
In Ferguson, Missouri, citizens and activists prepare for injustice, while government and law enforcement prepare for outraged reaction to injustice. But what about preparing for the justice Ferguson, and America, really needs? As it waits to hear whether the grand … Continue reading
November 19, 2014
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Comments Off on Forward From Ferguson
The goals of the post-Ferguson movement for justice must reach beyond whether the grand jury indicts officer Daren Wilson in the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Too much depends upon its success. Over 100 days ago officer Darren … Continue reading
October 7, 2014
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Comments Off on Historic Court Decision Weds Marriage Equality To Economic Justice
Yesterday, the Supreme Court made history, by deciding not to make history. The Court rejected appeals in the marriage equality cases set to appear before it, and left intact appeals court rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans in Virginia, Utah, … Continue reading
September 26, 2014
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Comments Off on Demanding Justice for Dead Young Black Men
What passes for justice in police shootings, and extra-legal shootings, of young black men neither satisfies nor inspires us to “trust the system.” In response to the epidemic of police violence that’s taken the lives of Michael Brown, John Crawford, … Continue reading