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  • Is It Safe for a Black Male to Dial 911?

    (The Root) — Editor’s note: We were reminded again yesterday that in America, color may still matter as much as character when you’re black and male and you have an encounter with police. And we ask this question: When is coincidence more than coincidence? As The Root reported on Tuesday, Jack Lamar Roberson of Waycross,…

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  • Why I Reject the 'Good Black Man' Label

    At the Huffington Post, Javon Johnson writes that he doesn’t like the implications for the black community of the title that comes with his conventional success. While I both worked hard for and enjoy my success, I, for so many reasons, must denounce the title of “good Black man.” When comedian Chris Rock quipped in…

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