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Teacher Calls First-Graders 'Future Criminals'
Your Black World founder Boyce Watkins writes a blog entry about a white teacher in Paterson, N.J., who was suspended for complaining on Facebook that she’s a “warden for future criminals.” He says that the attitude is emblematic of the racial bias that destroys hope in minorities who attend America’s broken school system. Jennifer O’Brien,…
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Sick of 'Basketball Wives' — but Still Watching
Your Black World founder Boyce Watkins writes in a blog entry that viewers both condemn and enjoy the drama of denigrating reality shows like Basketball Wives. This week, after witnessing a television tragedy called “Basketball Wives LA,” Sherri Shepherd weighed in to tweet about how much she hates the show. Ironically, while Shepherd admits that…
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Tavis Smiley Says He's Not an Obama Critic. Really?
Your Black World founder Dr. Boyce Watkins writes in a blog entry that until now, Tavis Smiley’s actions have defined him as a leading critic of President Barack Obama and, until recently, a textbook haterologist, which is not a good move. In a recent interview, Tavis Smiley took issue with being described as a critic…
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Kennedy's Critique of Obama's Black Critics Is a Miss
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins picks apart Harvard law professor and author Randall Kennedy’s CNN opinion piece that defends President Barack Obama against black critics. Watkins argues that it would be harmful to black America to forgive mistakes made by his administration. I’ll start by saying that there is…
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What Troy Davis Implies About Race and Justice
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins weighs in on the Troy Davis case, saying that the criminal-justice system has never been a friend to black males. He highlights how the deck was stacked against Davis. Many of us went to bed hurt and angry about the unbelievable execution of Troy…
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Blacks Need to 'Occupy Wall Street' Too
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins says that blacks have been hit hardest by the economic downturn, with unemployment and poverty rates at their highest levels in recent history. That is why more African Americans should march at the front lines of Occupy Wall Street alongside white protesters. I am…
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King Memorial Does Not Mention 'Racism' or 'Black'
In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins challenges the decision not to include the words “racism” and “black” in the list of quotes at the newly dedicated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. He says that fighting for racial equality was part of King’s life struggle and should be an…
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Does Ann Coulter Believe She Owns Black People?
In a blog entry at News One, Dr. Boyce Watkins examines Ann Coulter’s recent sound bite of “our blacks are better than their blacks” and disparages the treatment of African Americans by liberals and conservatives alike. Ultimately, Watkins says, black politics must go beyond choosing the better pimp. Ann Coulter, the woman who makes her…
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Honor Student Falsely Imprisoned, Then Murdered
In an entry at his the Boyce Blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins looks at the troubling case of David Clarke, a National Honor Society student who spent four years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. In March a jury exonerated him, but he was murdered before he could taste freedom. … David Clarke is…
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