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When a 'Redskin' Is in the Family
(Special to The Root) — I never knew my maternal grandfather’s mother. She was one of my great-grandmothers. Her name was Alice Apple Woods. And she was a Native American. Her name came up this week as I watched a PBS documentary, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with my 11-year-old son, Cole. I…
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Eric Holder's Reforms: Justice Delayed
(The Root) — When I first heard Attorney General Eric Holder’s plan to change Justice Department charging policy regarding low-level, nonviolent drug offenders, my initial reaction was that the Obama administration finally was taking an affirmative move that would benefit the black community, just as President Obama had for other groups — women, gays and…
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Do Blacks Cheapen Black Life?
(The Root) — The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial didn’t sadden me. What did was the reaction — largely among but not limited to African Americans — of outrage displayed on social media and in countless protests demanding justice for Trayvon Martin. Please don’t misunderstand. As the African-American father of two black boys —…
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