White George Floyd Advocate and Husband ‘Target of Political Assasination’ but It Gets Worse
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Woman Clocks Rapper: The Charles Hamilton Question
Some of youse may be late on this, but the video of hipster rapper Charles Hamilton getting popped in the jaw by his ex-girlfriend has been floating around the Internets for a minute now. It starts off where most of these things kinda YouTube promo-farts start off—banal, self-serving. Hamilton decides it would be a good…
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Sotomayor, Ricci, and the Politics of Affirmative Action
Sotomayor, Ricci, and the Politics of Affirmative Action Real Clear Politics delivers a fascinating article discussing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and her position on Affirmative Action, particularly with regard to Frank Ricci and whether or not he can benefit from it. Sotomayor was on the appellate court that ruled against Ricci in his case…
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LAPD Violates One of Their Own
LAPD Violates One of Their Own A 25-year veteran of the LAPD is in the midst of appealing a lawsuit against his employer, the LA Times reports. Randolph Franklin, wants to know why a SWAT unit came to his home and searched it nearly three years ago. The LAPD claims it was an honest mistake…
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Staying Flu-Free This Summer
Gone are the days when a sneeze elicits a simple “God Bless You.” Even as swine flu hysteria dies down, germ-spreading sneezes and coughs are more likely to provoke muttered curses and an exodus toward the door than a polite nod for the Lord to watch over you. Media hype and confused public health directives…
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L.A. Teachers Begin Hunger Strike
In an ideal society food, shelter and education would be top priorities. Not privileges or fringe benefits, but basic human rights. However, it’s not an ideal society so Governor Schwarzenegger and the L.A. Unified Schools want to layoff thousands of teachers in order to save the state from an economic landslide. 9 Los Angeles teachers…
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Your Computer is Killing the Congo
It’s easy to forget how the products we use are tied to stories of the hands that made them. The buttons on our jackets, sewn on by a teenage girl from China’s Sichuan Province who works 16 hours a day to pay for her younger brother’s school fees. The bananas in our cereal, harvested by…
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I'll Take the Sub-Sahara Over America
A few months ago a Nigerian immigrant wrote to me about his difficulties staying afloat. In his letter, he noted that after losing his job he has faced difficulties receiving unemployment benefits. He argued that for some Americans – namely immigrants – the recession is hitting them harder than other groups. While that point is…
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Gays: Out of the Courts, Into the Streets
Yesterday’s California Supreme Court ruling upholding the voter-initiated ban on same-sex marriage was no surprise. But as I’ve written before, this is more of a political than a legal fight, so I was heartened to see tens of thousands of gay right supporters—of all races, by the way—flood the streets in protest. Out in Cali,…
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What Black Leaders Think About Sotomayor
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Like most folks, I would have loved to have seen an African-American nominee who could correct the historic wrong that occurred with the appointment of Clarence Thomas. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court is a classic example…