Author, syndicated columnist, political analyst and commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson is on a another virtual book tour and will be stopping by here again tomorrow. I was thrilled to be asked again to feature Earl’s latest book, The Ethnic Presidency, How Race Decides the Race to the White House.
It is amazing how America has [...]
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We are half way through February which means we are half way through Black History Month. For Black History Month, I would like pay tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson. Few political figures in America today arouse as much passion as Jesse Jackson. While there are some who credit Obama for breaking down barriers to political [...]
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The New Orleans Police used tasers and tear gas to repress protesters who were trying to enter a City Council meeting where a plan was approved to demolish thousands of low-income homes in that city affected by Hurricane Katrina.
By a 7-0 vote, City Council voted unanimously for a plan which will demolish the four [...]
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The media spotlight might have shone most intensely on Jena, LA, but a symbol of racial violence has been hung across America lately. There have been more incidents of hanging nooses and some are directly aimed at certain groups of people. It is hard to ignore where this country is headed, the current rise in [...]
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I want to thank everybody who wrote me, commented or posted about my unemployment. I do appreciate the lift, the encouragement and the help. It was very inspiring to read your thoughts on the “what do you do?” question. You made my day and week! I will answer all comments and emails as soon as [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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