Tag Archives: Racism

A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident

Yale University released, today, its “Ad-Hoc Institutional Advisory Panel’s Review of the Yale Police Department’s Report of the Incident on January 24, 2015.”

This document with a ludicrously long title is fifteen pages long and provides a heavily redacted overview (it’s not an NSA black ops report) of the incident we all know involved an African American Yale police officer drawing a gun on New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow’s son. Continue reading A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident

I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis

It feels as if the 2016 Democratic primary was settled in 2008. Whatever else is  assumed about the coming election, the one thing everyone imagines is that the Democrats’ candidate will be a woman.  Continue reading I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis

The Week in #Racism and #PoliceBrutality, 3/18-3/25 | #BlackLivesMatter

This is a compilation of cases I saw in my news feed this week. It is by no means a complete list of events around the country. I will try my best to generate a post like this each week. Continue reading The Week in #Racism and #PoliceBrutality, 3/18-3/25 | #BlackLivesMatter

#Racism according to Mika and the #MorningJoe crew…

Morning Joe had quite the discussion on the racist chants of the University of Oklahoma SAE frat boys and the only conclusion they were able to come up with is that it must be the fault of those awful Black rappers. Rappers like Waka Flocka Flame is where these impressionable frat boys found their racism. Rap made them do it. Continue reading #Racism according to Mika and the #MorningJoe crew…

James Baldwin on Malcolm X (Video) | Blog#42

It is especially important, in 2015, in the midst of Black Lives Matter and Moral Monday, to look back through Baldwin’s eyes, in order to look forward. As the younger generation finds its voice and asserts its leadership of the new civil rights struggle, Baldwin’s words ring prophetic.  Continue reading James Baldwin on Malcolm X (Video) | Blog#42

FBI Director Comey’s Truths about Policing and Race

FBI Director Comey ‘s speech is notable for many reasons.  It is most notable for his directness in referencing and qualifying racism in a way few in public service have dared show in recent memory. For that, I thank and commend him. It is clear that this is a subject near and dear to his heart. Continue reading FBI Director Comey’s Truths about Policing and Race