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Reclaiming What Belongs to By Any Means Necessary

Reclaiming What Belongs to By Any Means Necessary Reclaiming What Belongs to By Any Means Necessary Reclaiming What Belongs to By Any Means Necessary ~ The irony of a race of people who achieved all that they have by failing to play by the rules insisting that those who desire …

The Villainization of Cam Newton

Examining the Villainization of Cam Newton The Villainization of Cam Newton Examining the Villainization of Cam Newton ~ I love these type of articles — the kind that I can simply express myself, without citing sources and references. I get to simply lay it all out and allow the chips to fall where …

Turning to LeBron James is Not the Answer

Turning to LeBron James is Not the Answer by Dr. Rick Wallace, Ph.D. | Thursday, December 31, 2015 There has been a recent fire storm surrounding a grand jury decision not to indict the police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black male. While the rage of blacks, …

Officer Not Charged in Tamir Rice Shooting Death

Officer Not Charged in Tamir Rice Shooting Death Cleveland Officer Will Not Face Charges in Tamir Rice Shooting Death By MITCH SMITH | DEC. 28, 2015 | Courtesy of the New York Times Tomiko Shine carried a picture of Tamir Rice, the 12 year-old boy fatally shot by a police …

Black Teacher Dies After Encounter with Security Guard

Black Teacher Dies After Encounter with Security Guard By Robert Stitt | Courtesy of Your Black Education | Thursday, December 24, 2015 Black Teacher Dies After Encounter with Security Guard ~ While many rent-a-cops may have little more than a flashlight and notepad (think Paul Blart, Mall Cop), others are fully-armed …

Clinton Portis Broke after Earning Over $43 Million in NFL

CLINTON PORTIS MADE OVER $43M IN NFL, NOW OWES ALMOST $5M IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS Clinton Portis Broke after Earning Over $43 Million in NFL Published On December 20, 2015 | By John Henry Harris | Latest posts, News, Pro Sports, sports news, Strictly for the brothers,The Barbershop, Uncategorized | …

The Moynihan Report (1965)

The Moynihan Report (1965)           The Negro Family:The Case For National Action Office of Policy Planning and Research United States Department of Labor March 1965 ________________________________________ Two hundred years ago, in 1765, nine assembled colonies first joined together to demand freedom from arbitrary power. For the …

Freddie Gray Case: Hung Jury in William Porter Trial

Freddie Gray Case: Hung Jury in William Porter Trial   By Aaron Cooper and Jason Hanna, CNN Updated 3:34 PM ET, Wed December 16, 2015 | Video Source: CNN Specific charges, profiles of Freddie Gray officers   Freddie Gray Case: Hung Jury in William Porter Trial   Baltimore [Breaking news …

Why Donald Trump Isn’t The Real Problem for Blacks

Why Donald Trump Isn’t The Real Problem for Blacks Okay, relatively speaking, I have been quiet about the entire Donald Trump verbal rampage, primarily because I am focused on the bigger picture. The chances of Donald Trump being selected (yes, selected) as the next president of the United States are …

Laquan McDonald’s Death: Modern Day Lynching

Laquan McDonald’s Death: Modern Day Lynching   When addressing the senseless slaughter of Laquan McDonald, 17, at the hands of Chicago Officer Jason Van Dyke, there are so many elements at play in this complex dynamic that makes it a challenge to determine where to start. So, let’s start with …