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Jan 13, 2011

Color of Law

Arizona Goddamn – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said it all. “We have become the mecca for racism and bigotry,” Dupnik said of the political climate in his state of Arizona. Of course the sheriff was referring to the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in Tucson. Jared Lee Loughner went on a shooting spree in front…

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said it all. “We have become the mecca for racism and bigotry,” Dupnik said of the political climate in his state…

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Commentary

I Have A Dream Speech

By Dr. Martin Luther King

This is the complete text of Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech, delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a…

This is the complete text of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech, delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. I am happy…

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Commentary

The Making of the TucsonTerrorist

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

January 10, 2011 – The massacre in the Safeway parking lot is yet another example of how hate speech assigned to suggestive violent imagery can be explosive. Since the election of the first black president, we have seen the Right ignite this combustible combo again and again for the opportunist purposes of furthering its agenda…

January 10, 2011 - The massacre in the Safeway parking lot is yet another example of how hate speech assigned to suggestive violent imagery can be…

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The African World

Mourning Omar Qawasmeh

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

When I first heard about the Israeli murder of the very innocent 66 year old Omar Qawasmeh, I thought about a remark someone made a few years ago in commenting on Israeli atrocities against Palestinians. They said that the next time any Palestinian military group blows up a bus, they should apologize for the death…

When I first heard about the Israeli murder of the very innocent 66 year old Omar Qawasmeh, I thought about a remark someone made a few…

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Commentary

Huck Finn’s N-Word: Preserving Artistic Integrity Or Ethnic Property Rights?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

As Americans we have a hard time talking about race in this country when the n-word is not involved. And when this epithet is, predictably, we behave schizophrenically. And much of the kerfuffle is about who’s staking a claim on its use. The now recent kerfuffle concerning the n-word is focused on Samuel Langhorne Clemens’,…

As Americans we have a hard time talking about race in this country when the n-word is not involved. And when this epithet is, predictably, we…

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Commentary

Wars and the Cycle of Violence – They Beget at Home and Abroad

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

In human beings, more often than not, violence is externally ingrained. It does not come about by mere osmosis. Perhaps the most sordid hypocrisy of all is committed by those “leaders” who profess disgust and surprise at the ever-present rampant physical violence in this nation, while simultaneously ordering or supporting targeted assassinations, bombings, and drone…

In human beings, more often than not, violence is externally ingrained. It does not come about by mere osmosis. Perhaps the most sordid hypocrisy of all…

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Commentary

To Do What You Gotta’ Do

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

“‘You know what we women gotta’ do.’” I had come off the elevator and saw the new neighbor ahead of me, approaching her apartment door, just past my door. She turned and noticed me. I said “Hello, new neighbor,” as I unlocked my door and noticed the woman was walking toward me. My door stood…

“‘You know what we women gotta’ do.’” I had come off the elevator and saw the new neighbor ahead of me, approaching her apartment door, just…

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