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Law and Government
Rally in Tallahassee to address scourge of white-on-black crime
Activists from around the country marched on Tallahassee Monday to protest what one writer for Salon is calling “open season…
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Unyielding
Ukraine collapses: Western region declares independence, president flees Kiev
In what seems slow to being hitting American news rooms, the Ukraine is falling apart before the eyes of the…
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Unyielding
Black History Month starts with a bang (meaning a rash of knockout attacks)
The black press has moved on. So have the daily newspapers. We aren’t hearing as much as we used to…
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Media
Being white in Baltimore
Remember the controversial article “Being White in Philly”? The article, which ran last March in Philadelphia Magazine, talked about how…
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Unyielding
Congressman physically threatens reporter redux
I am tempted to call Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) a “thug,” except that that term has been declared the equivalent…
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Quick Takes
Harvey Weinstein’s overnight metamorphosis
That was quick! It took filmmaker Harvey Weinstein less than 24 hours to recognize the error of his ways. Last…
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Social Issues
NY teen arrested in connection with upstate ‘knockout’ attack on elderly woman
Some good news: The upstate New York teen who smacked an elderly woman “upside the head” as she exited a…
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Education
Toddler removed by child services after police union posts video of him spewing obscenities
A story out of Omaha raises more questions than it answers. Here are two: What responsibility does society have toward…
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