Black Lives Matter Founders Honored By Glamour

Every year, Glamour awards a diverse group of innovators across business, politics, entertainment and fashion and more for their Women of the Year list. This year, the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement — Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors — will be honored for their tireless activism, highlighting the issue of police...

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Sit to Stand Up: Continung the Struggle

Taking  A Stand: The Struggle Continues What happens when a NFL quarterback worth $10 million dollars takes a stand? Everyone has an opinion about Colin Kaepernick's decision to sit during the playing of the National Anthem. For me it's simple. I admire Kaepernick' courage and support his right to exercise his First Amendment Rights. I'm sure...

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Boyz N The Hood Trivia Challenge

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Tale of Two Cities: How Officials Respond to "threatening" Situations

I read two interesting articles, back to back, as I browsed the Internet this morning. When I finished reading them, I immediately thought of “The Tale of Two Cities”, by Charles Dickens. Just in case you’ve forgotten, go back and refer to the Cliff notes, as we all did in studying for a class. Charles Dickens begins “The Tale of Two Cities” by developing...

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Water Contamination Crisis in Flint:Republicans' Fiscal Problem

For almost two years, residents have suffered through a water contamination problem, an impossible situation. I heard about the lead poisoned water problems in Flint initially on Rachel Maddow’s nightly show, but heard nothing on the mainstream media. (I guess they were to busy covering the minute to minute antics of Republican presidential...

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Iowa Caucus 2016: Does It Really Matter?

After months and months of hype, ceaseless media coverage, political party debates, blatant false statements, personal slurs and accusations, the 2016 Iowa Caucus will be held today. IA voters from 1681 precincts will get together in schools, churches, and public buildings to talk to their neighbors, discuss what their party stands for, choose local...

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Another Police Shooting: Cleveland, OH 2012

I remember watching Dragnet when I was young. Sgt. Joe Friday always cut through a bunch of unnecessary dialogue with his signature line demanding "just the facts". His terse comment came to mind when I read another news article about the death of two young African Americans, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in a police shooting. Here are...

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