Apparently, in the state of Tennessee it’s perfectly legal to commit what’s known as highway robbery. However, if you expect such acts to the the undertaking of the obvious shady criminal element riding a horse and dressed in black as were the bad guys of the wild west, you’re sorely mistaken. Unlike the days of [...]
There is not a person in this country who does not know that the police engages in racial profiling. If a Black person says they are not aware of this practice, they are either not yet beyond the toddler stage of life, or being intentionally deceptive in hopes of receiving special considerations from the white [...]
Remember the silly talk last year that suggested that the Occupy Movement was racist? Well, it’s spring again; and, though the revival of tent cities has been slow. Check out the following video to see what occupy activists of color engaged in this past week. Given the recent rise in interest to the cries of [...]
I have four brothers, and I love them dearly; but, please believe me when I say there are somethings I will not do to protect thgem. I’m sure you can come up with a list of many such things you won’t do as I can. But let’s just say that this is one thing I’ll [...]
It’s so sad that it’s actually humorous. The recent mug shot of your favorite ‘whatever happened to’ rapper Soldier Boy Tellum is currently being displayed across web browsers all across the world. In it, he looks slightly nauseated But I’m Rich By-otch! with just a hint of Oh, Shit! confusion. And since being picked up last night [...]
Most people hope that if and when they need to stand before a court of law that there will be, to some degree, a system of ‘due process’. The term is a phrase used to describe the system of checks and balances or rather steps that each side must adhere to in order for [...]
,“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I don’t know how much of a stir Michelle Alexander’s statements have created throughout the blogosphere. But, as it has been seen throughout the Obama era, any critique of president Obama that links his race or [...]
by Eco.Soul.Intellectual The Obama Administration has justifiably been hit with a flood of criticism for pouring money into the failed “War on Drugs.” Not only is this new war redirecting needed resources to rebuild the US infrastructure, but everyone knows at this point and time that the “war” is simply for profit, and the war [...]
Last week after Pres. Obama’s made his “evolution” on gay marriage public, my initial thought was: great, now they’re going to say that Obama is gay, and all gay people are now going to vote for him because of it. You know, pretty much in the same way all black people voted for him in [...]
Apparently, in the state of Tennessee it’s perfectly legal to commit what’s known as highway robbery. However, if you expect such acts to the the undertaking of the obvious shady criminal element riding a horse and dressed in black as were the bad guys of the wild west, you’re sorely mistaken. Unlike the days of [...]
There is not a person in this country who does not know that the police engages in racial profiling. If a Black person says they are not aware of this practice, they are either not yet beyond the toddler stage of life, or being intentionally deceptive in hopes of receiving special considerations from the white [...]
As if Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn’t bad enough, in steps Shaun Winkler, a white supremacist running for sheriff. As a Republican, Winkler hopes to become Bonner County, Idaho’s next sheriff. As anybody running for office will tell you, media attention is something welcomed and often sought by candidates. That said, not one [...]
I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]
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