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The Unjustified Fear of Black Men
Following the North Carolina police shooting of an unarmed black man who was actually seeking the officer’s help, Mary C. Curtis dismantles stereotypes and false perceptions in an incisive piece at the Washington Post. “Falling back on fear of a black man is a shortcut,” she writes, “unless you’re looking for something simple — like…
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Is Ray Kelly in Line to Head Homeland Security?
At the Washington Post’s “She The People” blog, Mary C. Curtis argues that if President Barack Obama nominates New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly as head of Homeland Security, they should both expect pointed questions about the department’s massively aggressive stop-and-frisk program and his record in general. But while the president was not asked, nor did…
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Kamala Harris: Focused on Job, Not SCOTUS
(The Root) — Why is California’s attorney general stumping for President Obama in the battleground state of North Carolina in the last days of a contentious presidential campaign? “One, because I’m one of the national co-chairs for the campaign,” she told The Root, “and two, because the outcome of the election in North Carolina will…
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DNC Helped Recapture Charlotte's Magic
(The Root) — Mayor Anthony Foxx is exhausted, but in a good way, just like his city. Though last week’s Democratic National Convention didn’t run exactly as planned — turns out neither party is great at forecasting the weather — the sudden storms that periodically pummeled Charlotte, N.C., didn’t dampen the spirit of the celebration…
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Michelle Obama, the Morning After
(The Root) — If you thought that Michelle Obama was greeted like a star during her convention speech Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C., you should have been at the meeting of the African American Caucus at the Democratic National Convention the morning after. “I love you so much,” she said to cheers from hundreds of…
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DNC 2012: Democrats Take Their Turn
(The Root) — There may be some rain, the Charlotte, N.C., forecast predicts, but so far no hurricane warnings. Republicans had their turn in Tampa, Fla. At their convention, presidential candidate Mitt Romney at times seemed like a supporting player in his own show, with bombast from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, bite from vice…
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Calendar of Events: 2012 DNC
Mary C. Curtis is a Roll Call columnist and contributor to NPR and NBCBLK. She has worked at the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, the Charlotte Observer and Politics Daily and as a contributor to the Washington Post. She is a senior facilitator for the OpEd Project at Cornell and Yale universities. Follow her…
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The GOP's Rainbow Coalition
(The Root) — As the Republican National Convention kicks off in Tampa, Fla., there are a few things you can bet on: a red, white and blue decorating theme, endless repetition of the term “Obamacare” followed by a chorus of jeers and a diverse parade of speakers making the case for the GOP team of…
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Actor Kal Penn on Obama, Asian Voters
(The Root) — Actor-activist Kal Penn fits the dual description better than most. The 35-year-old star of films, including the Harold & Kumar comedies and the acclaimed drama The Namesake, left a recurring role on TV’s House for the White House Office of Public Engagement, where he worked on the Obama administration’s youth outreach. Penn,…
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Mayor: New ID Law Not America We Fought For
(The Root) — Though he was making an early campaign swing through Charlotte, N.C., a city he’ll revisit for the Democratic convention in September, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s mind was also on the battle over a voter-ID law going on in his Pennsylvania home. “We are very concerned about disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters,”…
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