Northwestern Grad Student Failed for Refusing to Perform a Song Written by a Racist
Hear this story, it’ll shock you. Listen here.
Julianne Malveaux Testifies that Federal Contracting Promotes Inequality
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux On May 21, I had the opportunity to testify before a Congressional Progressive Caucus, meeting on the fact that federal dollars drive inequality by paying contractors who pay too many of their workers very little. The hearing was driven by a study from Amy Traub and her colleagues at Demos, a New [...]
Protesters March in 436 Cities to Stop Monsanto and Genetically-Modified Food
Groups of protesters have gathered all around the world to speak against Monsanto, the company that makes seeds and genetically modified food. A “March Against Monsanto” gathered protesters in 52 countries and 436 cities. The organizers carried signs with slogans such as “Real Food 4 Real People” and “Label GMOs, It’s Our Right to [...]
Washington Post: Let’s Stop Ruining Lives Over a Bag of Weed
Incarcerating so many millions of Americans is taking a huge toll on society. Corporations make money in the short-term, but the incarceration laws quickly turn normal, law-abiding citizens into career criminals. Those convicted of felonies have few opportunities to re-enter into society, and prison exposes them to unhealthy and traumatic experiences. Does this policy make [...]
Inmate Who Studied Law and Secured His Own Release Discusses Recent Crack Cocaine Ruling
Darrell Padgett speaks to Dr. Boyce Watkins about the recent court ruling on the crack-to-powder disparity. Click to listen.
Harvard Faculty Approve Dissertation Stating that Latino Immigrants are Intellectually Inferior to Whites
Sometimes, when you use enough fancy words and have a Harvard name behind you, people are willing to accept utter nonsense as a form of scholarship. Harvard, the school that rarely hires African American, Native American or Latino faculty in nearly any department, is able to escape the obvious allegation of being racially-exclusive primarily because [...]
Falling Far from the Tree: Thurgood Marshall Jr. Sits on the Board for the Corrections Corporations of America
By Kim Moore This serves as both an open letter to Thurgood Marshall Jr, a PSA for those who didn’t know about his appointment to CCA and a reminder about mass incarceration, and the overrepresentation of black men in prison. It came as a complete and utter shock to discover yesterday that Thurgood Marshall Jr, [...]
Leo Alexander: I was an Obama Kool-Aid Drinker, Now I Just Can’t Do It Anymore
by Leo Alexander I drunk the Kool-Aid too back in ’08. I fell in love with the symbolism of a black family in the White House. I believed in his campaign slogan of “Hope and Change” and his story of being a biracial, Harvard educated, community organizer in the ghettoes of Chicago. I was the [...]
Dr. Wilmer Leon: Barack Obama’s Opaque Transparency
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III “We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency… Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.” President Barack Obama – The White House.gov Over the past few weeks the Obama administration has been embroiled in a number [...]
Dr. Tommy Whittler: Uncompensated Athletes Get Caught Stealing, the Entire System is Shamed
by Dr. Tommy Whittler Three University of Alabama football players were dismissed from their team for robbery and one player for the illegal use of a credit card. As I read this story, USA Today (2/28/13, 3c), I was reminded of a comedy starring Eddie Murphy as street con Darnell Valentine and Dan Akroyyd as [...]
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