African Americans
“Secession balls” in 2010?
December 3, 2010There were two stories about the beginnings of the Civil War this week: Georgia acknowledges slavery, while neo-Confederates ignore it.
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Dr. Margaret Burroughs, 1917-2010: What will your legacy be?
November 22, 2010A founder of one of the oldest African American history museums in the country has died.
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Time to end stop-and-frisk policing
November 10, 2010Crime rates have dropped, but the unconstitutional, and therefore criminal, harassment of black and brown youth is on the increase. This racial profiling is anti-worker. It must be stopped.
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Key Obama ally re-elected in Massachusetts
November 4, 2010Massachusetts voters rejected the anti-incumbent, pro-Republican wave that swept much of the country on Tuesday.
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Charges of coverup, racism in police shooting
November 2, 2010Details surrounding the fatal police shooting of Pace University football player Danroy Henry are murky, but a police leak has spurred charges of racism and a coverup.
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