Archive for Hate Crimes

Does Anti-Profiling Legislation Really Work?

May 15, 2012 No Comments by JuJuBe

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 [...]

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Post-Racial Update: Republican KKK Leader Running for Sheriff Invites Media to Cross Burning

May 14, 2012 1 Comment by Rippa

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 [...]

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Hate Crime: Blind Native American Man Has “KKK” Carved Into His Stomach During Hospital Stay?

Apr 30, 2012 9 Comments by Rippa

As pointed out, my friend and fellow writer Dana Lone Hill, racism, or racist acts toward Native Americans are as alive today as it was hundreds of years ago. Being Native American herself was born and raised on “the rez,” as she puts it, Dana constantly reminds us of this very fact. Of course you [...]

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“Occupy the Department of Justice”: Trayvon Martin, Mumia Abu Jamal, & Mass Incarceration

Apr 28, 2012 1 Comment by Rippa

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 [...]

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George Zimmerman Granted $150,000 Bond: Disappointment Falls On Black Community

Apr 20, 2012 10 Comments by Rippa

This morning I watched George Zimmerman’s bond hearing as I’m sure everybody black in America did. No word on if they’re as pissed as I am with all the friggin’ commercial interruptions; but, I’m pretty certain that many of my skinfolk are upset at the outcome. Yes, George Zimmerman’s bond hearing lasted about two hours, [...]

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Huey P. Newton Condemns New Black Panthers, Zimmermans Challenge Eric Holder

Apr 10, 2012 9 Comments

“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” – Huey P. Newton As I mentioned recently, the New Black Panther Party are a ridiculous ragtag bunch who has nothing substantive to offer the black community or society at large. So why am I talking about them if they’re [...]

Gun-Toting “White Civil Rights Activists” Defend White Sanford, Florida Residents

Apr 07, 2012 11 Comments

Hey, guess what? George Zimmerman is still a free man; yes, he has yet to be arrested in connection with the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Now, as far as I know, as of the time of first punched keystroke in this entry he was still a free man. Of course, all of this could [...]

An Open Letter: To the Relatives of 68-Year-Old Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.Killed by Police

Apr 01, 2012 4 Comments

Dear Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., I watched the interview you gave with Juan Gonzalez this morning regarding the case with your father. A 68 year old marine veteran that was shot in his home by police that were supposed to be responding to a medical alert call by a dispatcher for assistance. A man who as [...]

Black Kids and Skittles: A Deadly Combination…

Mar 16, 2012 23 Comments

The murder — and I’ve seen no evidence to classify it otherwise — of Trayvon Martin reinforces the very real dangers that black Americans still face. Around 7 p.m. on February 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin walked out of the gated community near Orlando where he was visiting his father to go get some Skittles at a neighborhood [...]

Real Men Wear Ascots: Roland Martin, Homophobia, & Fighting Bigotry

Feb 07, 2012 22 Comments

I don’t watch football; I will neither confirm nor deny whether my reasoning for disinterest is based on my capacity to understand that game. While many of you were enjoying the big sporting event of the year yesterday, I was working (and missing out on festivities that included alcohol and party food). I’m not disappointed, [...]

Mississippi: Black Man’s Murder Being Investigated As Hate crime

Jan 11, 2012 8 Comments

In a recent post, someone said that I should be more worried about Planned Parenthood killing Black babies, than Ron Paul or his racist newsletters. I thought that comment was mighty white of that privileged individual. So having said that, I’m not sure if I should be concerned about the following situation down in Mississippi. [...]