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The community has had enough. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Durham FADE (Fostering Alternative Drug Enforcement) partnered with community organizations to present five recommendations from the Human Relations Commission for the Durham Police Department to decrease discriminatory practices. Representatives …
Some are taking issue with the characterization of white supremacist Dylann Roof as being mentally ill instead of referring to him as a home-grown terrorist and a thug as a person of color may have been designated. Yet, the young …
Written by Michael Sierra-Arevalo, Yale University The video of a fleeing Walter Scott being shot in the back by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager is chilling. Scott flees from Slager; Slager draws his sidearm and fires eight shots. As the …
Ama Mazama, Temple University Homeschooling, common among white Americans, is showing an increase among African- Americans kids as well. African-Americans now make up about 10% of all home-schooled children in this fastest-growing form of education. However, the reasons for Black …
Last Wednesday I had a bit of an existential moment as I was wasting time on the commuter train into D.C. Sifting through my friends’ Facebook posts, I came across an article noting the upcoming 35th anniversary of a very …
Hispanic Heritage Month began in the United States on September 15th with the commemoration of Mexican Independence from Spain in 1810. This is a time in which many Hispanic Americans celebrate their heritage with public festivals and events. In our …
Relando Thompkins’, MSW latest blog post looks at a video on the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices. http://www.relandothompkins.com/2012/10/18/the-hunted-and-the-hated-an-inside-look-at-the-nypds-stop-and-frisk/ The Hunted and The Hated: An Insiders look on the NYPD Stop and Frisk
