Martin Luther King gave “The Three Evils of Society” speech on August 31, 1967, at the first and only National Conference on New Politics in Chicago. Continue reading A riff on MLK’s “Three Evils of Society”-calling BlackLivesMatter, MoralMonday, and the relatively conscious rest of us
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Neoliberalism strikes again… | Deval Patrick | Analysis
Governor Deval Patrick is joining Mitt Romney’s former firm, Bain Capital. Far be it from me to deny the former governor’s right to pursue a lucrative career after governing Massachusetts. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. That said, Continue reading Neoliberalism strikes again… | Deval Patrick | Analysis
MLK died warning us about inequality back in the 60’s | Social #Activism on Blog#42
I came across an excellent mash-up of segments from Martin Luther King’s speeches on poverty and the end of an interview of James Baldwin in PBS’ “The Negro and The American Promise.” These two men expressed, in ten minutes and fifty three seconds, far more than Thomas Piketty did in a seven hundred-page book. Continue reading MLK died warning us about inequality back in the 60’s | Social #Activism on Blog#42
Deadly Force, in Black and White – ProPublica
A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males.
Continue reading Deadly Force, in Black and White – ProPublica
The man who was beaten by #SanBernadino deputies is white. Now what?
Francis Pusok was badly beaten by a group of San Bernadino Sheriff’s deputies, as seen in a video that has, by now, been widely circulated. What many readers and viewers may not realize is that Pusok is white. Continue reading The man who was beaten by #SanBernadino deputies is white. Now what?
UPDATED: #JustusHowell, 17, shot in the back in Zion, Illinois | #BlackLivesMatter
Black Illinois Teen Killed By Police Was Shot In Back | Reuters | April 6, 2015
A black teenager killed by police outside of Chicago over the weekend was shot twice in the back after attempting to steal an illegal handgun, officials and local media said on Monday. Continue reading UPDATED: #JustusHowell, 17, shot in the back in Zion, Illinois | #BlackLivesMatter
Florida Prison Workers Who Were In KKK Plotted To Kill Black Inmate
This item, originally from the Associated Press, was published in the Huffington Post. While it’s been carried by many of the Black press outlets, I’ve not seen any mention of it in a mainstream newspaper. Continue reading Florida Prison Workers Who Were In KKK Plotted To Kill Black Inmate
#HakeemKuta’s death was avoidable | #NYPD| #BlackLivesMatter
Hakeem Kuta was seventeen years old. He had no arrest record. For a boy his age, living where he does, that means everything. He was out and about with a fourteen year old friend when the police pursued him on based on a report of teens smoking marijuana. Continue reading #HakeemKuta’s death was avoidable | #NYPD| #BlackLivesMatter
Video: James Baldwin on “The Negro and the American Promise” | PBS
This is a curated version of a PBS extra I will be referencing in an upcoming piece.
James Baldwin on “The Negro and the American Promise”
James Baldwin appears in Boston public television producer Henry Morgenthau III’s “The Negro and the American Promise,” alongside Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. The New York Times described the James Baldwin segment as “a television experience that seared the conscience.” Continue reading Video: James Baldwin on “The Negro and the American Promise” | PBS
It’s 2015 and Liberal California prosecutes a Black woman for #lynching
It may come as a shock, but if you are a Black woman, you can be prosecuted for #lynching in Liberal California. Continue reading It’s 2015 and Liberal California prosecutes a Black woman for #lynching