This was originally posted a couple of years ago, 2015. It was auto-posted again recently, so here it is again. When I read about Jonathan Ferrell I was shocked. When […]
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Hispanic college enrollment
Any increase, by any group, is important. This is especially so: Enrollment by Hispanics in U.S. colleges rose 15 percent from 2011 to 2012 even as the overall college population […]
FOX News “Evil” Arab Shareholder
I’m an amateur and observer, not a source. This piece was initially simply to file an amusing annoyance. It has become more relevant recently, see The Funding below. So, I’ve […]
‘Route to Tyranny’: Human Rights Watch Lists Trump as a ‘Threat’
Totalitarianism continues to permeate my thoughts. The spectre of fascism seems far-fetched, but I each time I see historically based facets of it come to pass I wonder if this is how it begins. […]
John Lewis vs Trump
The essence of the greater issue is: “…the existential crisis Trump’s elevation poses to our faltering democracy” – quote taken from “Democratics Should follow John Lewis` lead” by Michelle Goldberg, […]
Cop shoots into dark stairwell and…
an innocent man is dead. Yes, the victim was an unarmed black man. But keep reading, this event was different. First let me be clear: I only fear 3 things: guns, cops, prison. I am not “anti-gun”. I am not “anti-cop”. I fear cops because they have guns and are the first step to prison…
Cop shoots into dark stairwell and… was originally published on It Matters
M. Albright’s Special Hell in Context, and it’s still lame
A remaster of an old, Starbucks cup worthy, 2008 quote that initially had “nothing to do with politics”. I still hate the statement in any form. It is narrow-minded, juvenile, outdated, exclusionary, and offensive. And I am a middle-aged, social injustice minded, black woman. The article also has the full context for the latest iteration,…
M. Albright’s Special Hell in Context, and it’s still lame was originally published on It Matters
Nigeria’s Bright Future
Premature Celebration! Sometimes we need see a light in this sea of darkness. I will enjoy the moment. And think about the potential move away from the decades of greed […]
Nigeria’s Bright Future
Premature Celebration! Sometimes we need see a light in this sea of darkness. I will enjoy the moment. And think about the potential move away from the decades of greed and despotism that has plagued post-colonial African countries. “Sidi, is an assistant lecturer of English language at the Liberal Studies department of the Federal Polytechnic…
Nigeria’s Bright Future was originally published on It Matters |the site
Ferguson questions swirl: If it’s about finding facts, why no trial?
Analysis & Opinion | The Great Debate Ferguson questions swirl: If it’s about finding facts, why no trial? By Allison Silver November 25, 2014 201 250 Tags: DARREN WILSON | FERGUSON | FERGUSON POLICE DEPARTMENT | MICHAEL BROWN | ROBERT MCCULLOUGH The St. Louis Prosecutor Robert McCullough made a series of highly unusual decisions on Monday. He was reportedly seeking to defuse the highly charged…
Ferguson questions swirl: If it’s about finding facts, why no trial? was originally published on It Matters