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January 30, 2014 •
Media, Race •
Views: 2388
There are many delusional white people such as Eric Bolling and Sandy Rios who live on Fantasy Island. They actually believe that white racism no longer exists in America. Whenever a black person or organization speaks out against racism, many ignorant
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January 30, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 1469
There was the President of the United States, talking with humor, passion, and even yes respect. Respect towards the other side of the aisle, the same people who have mocked, and blocked him every step of the way for the past five years. The speech was full
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January 29, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 1545
I’m not gonna lie. I want him to show some emotion. I want him to show that he understands. I want him to get mad. I would be absolutely hysterical if he would just turn around and knock that silly ass smirk off John Boehner’s face. Just
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January 29, 2014 •
Education, Politics •
Views: 2128
What a night. It all began in the early Tuesday morning of January 28, 2013. The snowstorm hit the northeast with a relentless monsoon of snow and coldness. Meteorologists warned us that the streets would get back because the weather was only going to get
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January 29, 2014 •
Gender, Race •
Views: 3648
“A few weeks ago, as I settled into an exceptionally crowded midday class, a young, fairly heavy black woman put her mat down directly behind mine. It appeared she had never set foot in a yoga studio—she was glancing around anxiously, adjusting her
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January 28, 2014 •
Culture, Gender •
Views: 2865
I love political discussion, and one of things that frustrates me the most is when people hoping to reach a shared goal can’t find ways to work together to achieve it. I do a lot of writing on a blog dedicated to interracial relations. I enjoy the
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January 27, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 1480
It has become pointless to talk about how we can change our violent nature in this country. There was a school shooting every day this past week and there have been at least seven school shootings in the first fourteen school days so far this year. That is
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January 27, 2014 •
Culture, Media, Race •
Views: 2135
You know, as a Black person, I think we all share a collective point of view about what is and is not necessarily an opportunity. This is especially true when it comes to business and white folks interest in what the Kneegrows are up to. Historically, Blacks
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January 26, 2014 •
Gender, Politics •
Views: 1681
From the looks of it, Mike Huckabee isn’t the only Republican concerned about the libido of women. As if we didn’t have enough bad ideas when it comes to social policy from Republicans, in comes Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) with his brand of what amounts
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January 24, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 1461
Politico reports: The Republican National Committee passed a resolution Friday renouncing “unconstitutional” National Security Agency surveillance programs. The resolution, affirmed by a voice vote at the GOP’s winter meeting, was a remarkable
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January 24, 2014 •
Culture, Gender •
Views: 2324
Do not believe the lies. Most black fathers are not dead beats. We love our precious daughters and sons. Most of us are actively involved in our children’s lives. As reported in Ebony and Think Progress, recent results of a Center for Disease
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January 24, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 1703
Just take a look at the graphic above…it shows how far and deep the cold air has filtered into the United States in the east and how far north the warm air has surged in the west..note it is all the way up into the far northern reaches of Canada and into
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January 23, 2014 •
Entertainment •
Views: 2824
So about this “thug” thing: Justin Bieber is more of a “thug” than Richard Sherman. Bieber was arrested and charged with drunken driving. But then again, it’s not like the cops have raided Sherman’s house and found any
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January 23, 2014 •
Culture, Gender •
Views: 3063
Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others. We should all be aware of how it works (in the US). Often times, it says more about the intimidator than the intimidated. That
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January 23, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 1973
Too often, black dreams are shattered. Too often, we are reminded that our lives are expendable and that we are disposable. The two stories below are prime examples of that harsh reality. The Huffington Post reports that: A partial grand jury in North
