“Words may show a man’s wit, but actions his meaning.” -Benjamin Franklin Tweet
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Video Of The Week: Paul Mooney
Paul Mooney speaks on: The danger of drugs, opening for Marvin Gaye, Black people and the movie industry, and more. Tweet
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“You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win, if you dare not struggle…you don’t deserve to win. Let me say peace to you if you’re willing to fight for it.” -Fred Hampton Tweet
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[SIDEBAR: I normally wouldn’t post such a graphic picture. However, it was Emmett Till’s mother’s wish for the world to see what racism and hate did to her son.] “When she learned of Emmett’s murder, Mamie Till demanded that her son’s body be returned to Chicago. She defied the explicit orders of the Mississippi authorities, […]
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“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” -Doris Day Tweet
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PLEASE PASS THIS ON! (EACH ONE TEACH ONE OR TWO!) THIS IS PHASE ONE ON HOW WE CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN & EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY: The 2008 not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell case evoked outrage, emotion, and debate. It is not an anomaly that the police officers involved in the Sean Bell slaying […]
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“Action expresses priorities.” -Mohandas K. Gandhi Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Throwback Post Part 2: An Update On Cops Gone Wild: The Cops With Tasers Edition
A few days ago, I reported on a situation in which a young man from Louisiana was killed by a police officer who repeatedly tasered him while he was in handcuffs. Although the death, which occurred in January of this year, was ruled a homicide by the examining coroner, the wheels of justice have been […]
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NYC recently implemented a rule that allows city police sergeants on patrol to carry a taser. The purpose of this rule implementation is to supposedly allow the city’s sergeants an alternative to using the deadly force of a pistol. There have been dissenting voices that have stated that a taser can be just as deadly […]
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“Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and best out of our students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?” -Cesar Chavez Tweet
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