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Washington DC Racism

Maryland Delegate: Baltimore harbor should be 'no travel zone'

In a diverse state like Maryland, sometimes people walk on eggshells when the conversation turns to race. And then there’s Delegate Pat...
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Two dozen arrested at Occupy Justice march for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Hundreds of protesters rallied and marched at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in D.C. today to bring attention to police and judicial corruption...
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The trouble with being an African American Man in America

I am not a native Washingtonian; in fact, I have only lived in the area for four years. In that time one of the first things I've noticed was...
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No media circuses needed with the Martin case

Regular readers no doubt are aware that I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. As much as I’d like to escape that fact sometimes, I can’t...
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Hate crime legislation back at the dinner table

After the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the 44t President of the United States, many Americans felt they could honestly say that racism was dead...
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Dialing into Racism: ICT provides a fast link to the Bad Old Days

The other day, a respected, Washington, D.C. real estate broker called me. He told me he’d had a disturbing experience that reminded him of...
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Toward constructively addressing bias

Parents may cringe hearing their children repeat the social biases that we've all grown up with. We may even cringe hearing ourselves repeat...
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Justice Department: It's Racist to Require Teachers to Have Good Pronunciation

Arizona can't require teachers to speak proper English anymore. The Obama Administration argues that monitoring whether teachers mispronounce...
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Hockey and racism doesn't mix

Thursday'sPhiladelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings exhibition hockey game played in London, Ontario will be remembered by far more than the...
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Racism No Longer Exists? Yeah Right! If you think that, you just might be crazy.

A 49-year-old black male in Jackson, Missississippi was beaten and ran over with a truck by a white teenager.According to CNN.com,On a recent...
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