Tag: black
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Minneapolis Falcon Heights: Time For The NRA to Walk The Walk
Another day, and another American gunned down for having the audacity to be black. Against this latest atrocity, and apart from so much that needs to be said about sympathy for Philando Castile’s friends and loved ones, as well as the angry recriminations that should rightfully be directed at the Falcon Heights Police officer who…
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The Black Swallow of Death
I know, you’ve missed me–I’ve been buried in real-world work again–but I’m swimming towards the surface. In the meantime, here’s a transcript, with some additions, from a Facebook post that’s making the rounds–a story too fascinating, exciting, and (sadly) unsurprising to not share with you. Do you know who this is a photo of? Chances…
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Baltimore: Really, Who Didn’t See This Coming?
I feel bad for Baltimore, just as I felt bad for Ferguson–because of the innocents who get caught up in the mayhem, because of setbacks the violence and thievery of a few selfish punks who inevitably appear to take advantage of the frustration, grief, and despair which always lay behind these incidents. I feel bad…
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The Old Road Apples Reader, Volume 1
When I hit the internet I generally become distracted and start reading things I never set out to read, while not reading a lot of the stuff I’d like to read. I set book marks on blog posts and articles I’ve opened in windows and don’t have the time to consume, collecting thousands of them…
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Children’s Letters to Megyn Kelly, Posted by Andy Borowitz
Too funny not to post. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/12/childrens-letters-to-megyn-kelly.html Why is this funny? Because Kelly recently set the record straight regarding people of color who dared to think that Santa might possibly look more like them that he is traditionally portrayed. Kelly wasn’t hearing it. “For all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white.” She said. …
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