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Tag Archives: racism
Who Has The Most Racist Fans? Ask the Police…
As a kid growing up in New England, I heard the consensus that “Boston doesn’t know how to treat its Black players.” Whether that stems from the Bill Russell era Celtics or slow integration with the Red Sox, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Race
Tagged Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, kenneth chamberlain, Leominster, Police officer, racism, racist, White Plains, Yankees
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Officer: “I Don’t Give a F#@K Ni**er!” (prior to the shooting)
Following a pattern of racial slurs and racial abuse by members of White Plains Police Department, the Attorney General definitively proved that they cannot indict a ham sandwich (as the old adage goes). After 68 year old Marine Kenneth Chamberlain … Continue reading
“Racism” returns to America. Where Did It Go?
If the public issues of racism are back, and surprisingly to some, then this means racism must have gone somewhere, right? It is important to remember that many of us are very segregated in our lives, particularly by class. Racism … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Race
Tagged Black people, Henry Louis Gates, police shooting, Race card, racism, St. Louis, Trayvon Martin, White Plains
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Can We Take The Civil RIghts Era OFF The Postage Stamps?
Stamps are reserved for history, for settled matters. You know Malcolm X has been officially stationed when he appeared on your stationary. But that troubled era appears more revisited with every passing day. Millions of people waited in prayers and … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged civil rights, Danziger, Fabrice Muamba, Florida, New Orleans, NOPD, police, racism, Ronal Serpas, Sanford, Trayvon Martin, wendell allen, Zimmerman
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A Report on Torture and Racism in Pennsylvania Prison
The Human Rights Coalition of Pennsylvania is poised to release a scathing report regarding the use of torture in a state penitentiary. They are calling upon activists and citizens to speak out against likely retaliation directed upon the prisoners who … Continue reading
Is Racism Really This Blind?
U.S. trademark law says that there is no commercial protection for a disparaging term or symbol. In 1992, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board agreed that “Redskins” may disparage people, living or dead, or bring them into contempt or disrepute. … Continue reading →