In most of the liberal discussions of the recent police killings of unarmed black men, there is an underlying assumption that the police are supposed to protect and serve the population. That is, after all, what they were created to do. If only the normal, [...]
Poverty remains at record highs. Is that because welfare reform failed, or because it succeeded all too well? By Chris Rhomberg | Originally Published at In These Times. December 25, 2014 | Photograph; With poverty high and welfare all but gutted, soup kitchens are busy. (Spencer Platt/Getty [...]
By Tiffanie Drayton | Originally Published at The Frisky. December 24, 2014 | Photographic Source; For Harriet I have a deep-seated resentment of White parents who specifically hire Black immigrant women or people of color as nannies. Whenever I go to the park or take a stroll [...]
By Michael H. Carriere | Originally Published at Salon. December 23, 2014 2:58 PM EST | Dontre Hamilton's brother, Dameion Perkins and mother Maria Hamiton listen to speakers on the steps of the federal courthouse Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, in Milwaukee. (Credit: AP) The sad lesson of [...]
One recent Wednesday, I sat across from my counselor at the University Health Center and cried. In her hands, she held a small Post-It note on which I had written a list of points I’d hoped we could discuss during our session. She had laughed [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. December 21, 2014 That’s me in the corner. “Losing My Religion,” R.E.M. The Christmas season has always been the lowest point of the year for me. It has taken years and years to [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. December 19, 2014 It is a key distinction, but one we often ignored in daily life—that between choice and recognition. At lunch, we choose the meal we prefer, or while shopping, we choose the outfit [...]
By F. Amanda Tugade | Originally Published at In These Times. December 17, 2014 | On Tuesday, Dec. 16, members of We Charge Genocide, Chicago Torture Justice Memorial, Project NIA and Amnesty International led a five-mile march from Chicago Police Headquarters to City Hall to show support [...]
Why are white cops shooting unarmed black men? On one level the story is simple: racism. Too many police officers fear people of color in the neighborhoods they patrol, and are likely to over-react with force during encounters. The local courts also engage in discrimination [...]
