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A Beer Bromance at the White House?
I think that the invitation by President Obama to Dr. Gates could lead to a possible learning moment that could change the perception and ultimately the reality of bad police community relations in this country. As one who has been involved in racial profiling cases since the ‘90s, I can tell you that people tend…
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The Gates Case: What Went Wrong
Henry Louis Gates Jr. felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up as he looked across the threshold of his home at Sgt. James Crowley. Looking back at Gates, Crowley worried about making it home safely to his wife and three children. Fear was the only thing the white police officer and…
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911 Caller Didn't Mention Race in Dispatch to Crowley
From the AP: BOSTON (AP) — The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney and backed up by Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas. Lucia Whalen placed the 911 call…
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Race, Beer and an Unresolved Nation
It’s official. Skip Gates wants to move on from the drama of last week’s arrest. And honestly, so do I. Gates is thankful for Obama’s controversial support, but he realizes it’s not about him. It’s about something much larger. Black men under siege. Or for many, the overwrought illusion that black men are under siege. …
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South African Workers Strike; Jacob Zuma Not Too Pumped
From BBC: Central Johannesburg has been brought to a halt as hundreds of South African workers marched as part of a strike to demand higher wages. Many commuters were stranded because buses failed to run. Rubbish has also not been collected. About 150,000 workers in the country have stopped work. Unions say most public services…
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12 Shot at Baltimore Cookout
From NewsOne: Sixteen people were shot, two of them fatally, in three separate incidents in a two-mile radius in east Baltimore Sunday night, police said. Detectives were searching Monday morning for a gunman who opened fire at a backyard cookout, wounding 12 people, police department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. None of the dozen victims suffered…
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Set It Off: Clash Between Nigerian Muslims and Police Leaves Over 40 Dead
From Al Jazeera: At least 42 people have been killed and dozens of others injured after clashes erupted between police and members of a Muslim group in Nigeria, a hospital source said.The clashes began after a failed dawn attack on Sunday on a police station in Dutsen Tenshin, a neighbourhood of the city of Bauchi, capital of the state of the…
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Ex-Boxing Champ Vernon Forrest Killed in Atlanta Carjacking
From CNN: Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest is dead after being shot multiple times in a neighborhood southwest of downtown Atlanta, officials said Sunday. An Atlanta police spokeswoman said it appeared that Forrest, 38, had been robbed, which led to a confrontation in which he was shot several times in the back. Police had no…
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What Becomes of the Big-Hearted? A Tribute to E. Lynn Harris
Although it’s still hard to believe that he’s gone, E. Lynn Harris’s understated impact as a writer, mentor, and truth-seeker can no longer be denied, ignored, or overlooked. He was an honest storyteller. He illuminated the lives of gay black men, in particular, in ways that the book world hadn’t truly seen before. He encouraged…
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Where Are the Black Bachelor(ettes)?
This season of ABC’s reality show The Bachelorette is coming to a close. I would like to thank you for the hours of entertainment you’ve provided over 13 seasons of The Bachelor plus five seasons of The Bachelorette: the overuse of the word “amazing,” the overly tearful women (and men) and the repeated stating of…