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Frat Boy Admits Singing a Racist Song about Lynching Ni**ers Was a “Horrible Mistake”–But Was the Incident Indicative of More Widespread Racism in the Greek System…and the Country?
By Elaine Magliaro In his article titled The Ugly, Racist, Deadly History of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Jake New provides a brief history of the college fraternity. New said that SAE has been known as “the singing fraternity.” He added that … Continue reading
A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “Racist EZ-Cash”
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, posted a video last week titled Racist EZ- Cash following the release of the Justice Department’s report on the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Fiore said that the veil had “been … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Humor, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Political Science, Politics, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Debtors Prisons, DOJ Ferguson Investigation, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon
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From the Office of the Missouri Attorney General: Racial Profiling Data for the City of Fegurson for the Year 2013
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
ProPublica Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains Why “Black America Fears the Police”
By Elaine Magliaro Nikole Hannah-Jones is an award-winning journalist who joined ProPublica in 2011. Her writings focus on segregation and discrimination in housing and schools. Previously, she covered governmental issues, the census, and race and ethnicity at The Oregonian. Hannah-Jones won the Society … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Countries, Crime, Democracy, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Discrimnation, Nikole Hannah-Jones, police, ProPublica
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NEWSFLASH: Mayor of Ferguson Claims Scathing DOJ Report ‘Not Proof’ of Widespread Abuses
By Elaine Magliaro Regarding the Justice Department’s investigation of Ferguson, Missouri, which found that “there was probable cause to believe the police and court routinely violate people’s civil rights” in that community: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III is not convinced “that widespread problems exist” despite the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Countries, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged DOJ Ferguson Investigation, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, James Knowles III
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“One Day When the Glory Comes”: The March from Selma Continues (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Fifty years ago today, Alabama State Troopers attacked voting-rights demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. In commemoration of that historic event, I’m posting a video of the Academy-Award-Winning song Glory from the movie Selma. … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, American History, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Countries, Courts, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Free Speech, Government, History, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Movies, Music, Poetry, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Racism, SCOTUS, Short Video, Society, States, United States
Tagged Che Smith, Chief Justice John Roberts, Common, Glory, John Legend, Selma, Voting Rights
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How Much Do Black Lives Matter in Ferguson, Missouri?: Justice Department Investigation Finds Pattern of Racial Bias in Ferguson Police Department and Courts
By Elaine Magliaro The Justice Department released two reports today. In one report, the DOJ explained why it does not plan to “pursue federal civil rights charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer, who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Countries, Crime, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Missouri, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, DOJ Ferguson Investigation, Ferguson, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, Officer Wilson
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UPDATE in the Case of Tamir Rice: The City of Cleveland Claims That the Twelve-Year-Old’s Death Was Caused by His Own Actions
By Elaine Magliaro Eric Helsig (Northeast Media Group) reported yesterday that the city of Cleveland had responded to a lawsuit filed by Tamir Rice’s family “with several defenses, including that the 12-year-old died and his family members suffered because of … Continue reading
Posted in DOJ, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Cleveland, Cleveland Police, Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, Ohio, Racism, Tamir Rice
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White Supremacist League of the South Plans to Honor John Wilkes Booth in April…Gears Up to Form Paramilitary Group in Hopes of Advancing a Second Southern Secession
By Elaine Magliaro On February 12th, League of the South president Michael Hill wrote the following information on his organization’s website under a post titled Honoring John Wilkes Booth: The League of the South looks to the present and future. However, … Continue reading
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