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White Man From Town: The Reason You Aren’t Wanted Here

Oct 10, 2013 2 Comments by

I understood what gentrification was long before I learned the definition in college. It didn’t take a loan from Sallie Mae for me to notice the deterioration of my neighborhood to the point of it resembling a third world country. As the environment deteriorates the local papers report of Federal funding and the plans to […]

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Georgia Police Kill Diabetic After Family Calls 911 For Ambulance

Oct 08, 2013 3 Comments by

Last Friday a woman called 911 seeking medical assistance after she suspected that her fiancé may have taken too much insulin. Instead of an ambulance, police responded to the Waycross, Georgia home to what they say was a suicide attempt. Shortly after their arrival, 43-year-old Jack Lamar Roberson,  is shot and killed for acting aggressively and […]

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Miriam Carey: White Supremacy Imposing their Hierarchy of Human Life

Oct 07, 2013 2 Comments by

Editor’s Note: The following post was written by a longtime reader and fellow blogger, Deb, and originally appears over at her site Let’s Be Clear. In recent days we’ve posted quite a bit related to the shooting death of Miriam Carey on Capitol Hill last week. Many of us are angered and bothered by the […]

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Woman Arrested for DUI Stripped Naked and Left in Cell

Oct 07, 2013 1 Comment by

I’ve never had a DUI, and I seriously doubt whether I ever will considering that I’m legally blind and no longer allowed to drive. My best friend, however, has had more than a few DUI arrests and is someone I’d consider an expert on the experience. That said, I have to ask him what can […]

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Miriam Carey, Unforgettable and Unnecessary?

Oct 06, 2013 7 Comments by

The name Miriam Carey is one we should never forget. The woman at the center of what is looking more and more like yet another potential case of excessive police force is just as dead as Jonathan Ferrell, another name we should never forget.  Mr. Ferrell shot dead and killed after an automobile accident by police […]

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Miriam Carey, Depression, & Mental Health: A Personal Story

Oct 05, 2013 2 Comments

Editor’s Note: The following was written by a longtime reader. In light of the Capitol Hill shooting death of Miriam Carey, this week, she decided to weigh in with her personal story as someone struggling with depression as are many of us in society. As odd as it may sound, I can fully imagine Miriam […]

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Miriam Carey: Did the Capitol Hill Police Have to Kill Her?

Oct 04, 2013 7 Comments

I’m bothered by the centerpiece of news reports on yesterday’s shooting on Capitol Hill being police officers working without pay, due to the government shutdown. I’d like to think that the real story would be the victim, and postpartum depression. That said, maybe if she was armed with an assault rifle there’d be more of […]

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Marlon Brown: Cop Runs Over and Kills Black Man While Chasing, Fired but No Arrest

Sep 24, 2013 No Comments

It’s been a little over a week since Johnathan Ferrell was gunned down and killed by a police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina while seeking their help after a serious car crash. Not much has developed in the case since then other than that it’s been rumored that Ferrell was partying and drinking and smoking […]

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Aaron Alexis: So, Can We Talk About Mental Health Now?

Sep 18, 2013 No Comments

I’m gonna need future mass shooters to be responsible enough to write a “suicide note” and keep it on their person before flipping out and killing innocent people.. Yes, because listening to the media speculate motive in the wake of this latest shooting, and bring up stuff like, “That one time at band camp,” irritates […]

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Hurricane Katrina Danzinger Bridge Killer Cops Sentences Overturned

Sep 17, 2013 No Comments

Remember those New Orleans police officers sentenced last year for the shooting (and subsequently attempting cover up) death of victims of Hurricane Katrina on the Danzinger Bridge? If you don’t remember the story I blogged about it here and here so you’ll be able to catch up. But until you do, just know that until […]

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March on Washington is History – Now What?

Aug 27, 2013 No Comments

Been working all day trying to come up with a word to describe how I feel, now that The People’s March honoring Dr. King and his “I have a dream” speech is done. I’ve come up with several actually. However the one that sticks out is “empty.” It’s done, we marched, we shouted, we sang, […]

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