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Issue: 708

July 20, 2017

Color of Law

When White Lives are at Stake Society Takes Notice

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Justine Ruszczyk's death deviates from a pattern we have come to expect, helping us view police abuse in a different light. Her killing bears similarities to cases of Philando Castile and Sean Bell but it also turns usual narratives about race upside down.

(CNN) The recent shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk by police officer Mohamed Noor in Minneapolis is a reminder of the problem of police violence and lethal…

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The Snake

Cartoon

The Snake

By Chuck Siler

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View from the Battlefield

The Drop in Teen Pregnancy is no Mystery

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Declining teen birth rates is great news but we can’t sit on our laurels. Let’s continue to show young boys and girls the benefits of delaying sex and having babies by making sure there are plenty of opportunities for supervised fun, academic enrichment and personal development.

You may have missed this good news in the middle of the white noise coming from the White House. Their antics seem to eclipse the real…

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Commentary

Ceo Pay Vs. People Programs: It’s an Easy Guess Who the Winners Are

By John Funiciello Columnist

the president comes from a rich and powerful family, or at least, that class. And, even if a groundling should be elected president, he or she must be vetted by the rich and powerful and will follow the guidelines set by those who are the rulers of the realm.

Now that the game of “health care reform” is coming more into sharp focus, it should be clear and enraging to the American people why vital…

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Commentary

Teachers, Unions, and Allies Need to Get Ready for 2018 Midterms

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Everything will be on the line for public education in 2018 as the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are presently constituted with Republican majorities, in addition to having a Republican President; all are perched to strike its death knell.

Preparations for voter turnout in the 2018 midterm elections should have begun in earnest as this could be a watershed year for teachers, unions, and citizens.…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

White America – Letting Their Hate Show n’ Flow

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Sorry, we ain’t going back to 1940 without a fight, without kicking and screaming the whole way back. And, as Trump and his storm troopers aren't going quietly into the dark night, what we got here is an failure to communicate . . . resulting in a dead-end, a standoff, perhaps a fatal national impasse.

Emboldened . . . I’d like to submit, be on the record, here, in the official court of Black opinion that I’ve, while yes “painting” with…

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Commentary

Hugh Price’s African American Life: Lessons and Blessings

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

So what young man, a product of segregation, would have imagined himself navigating influential and integrated waters, and making a profound difference.

Hugh Price was the seventh leader (from 1994 through 2002) of the National Urban League, the civil rights organization founded in 1910 to help African American…

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Commentary

Remembering Patrice Lumumba

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

It is important for us to understand, today, that those who stand and fight against the evil of the European world take on a serious task and challenge. Herein lies the legacy of Patrice Lumumba.

We should remember to lift the spirit of some of our great ancestors who made significant contributions to the African Liberation Movement. July 2nd was the…

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