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Langston Hughes: Kids Who Die

“Kids Who Die” (1938) is a poem written by Langston Hughes – long before Michael Brown, even before Emmett Till.
In 2015, Frank Chi and Terrance Green shortened the poem a bit and created a video of it where actor Danny Glover speaks the words, set to images mostly from the past few years. The video is embedded above (and linked to below). If you get the references made by the images (see the links below) and understand that the words were written 77 years ago, it is utterly heartbreaking.

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Cops now threatening White people

The Mayor and City Manager in Rohnert Park, California say they are investigating an incident where an unidentified officer drew his gun on a man recording him.

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Cops now threatening White people by gun #BlackLivesMatter is #AllLivesMatter listening?

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Chicago Moms Take to the Street to Prevent Violence, Doing a Better Job than Cops & Gun Control

Gun control and thousands of cops couldn’t do what this small group of courageous and caring mothers are doing in America’s deadliest city.

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This is what white people can do to support #BlackLivesMatter

Educate yourselves, put your bodies in the streets and help dismantle white supremacy

 

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Thank you for sharing Fanshen Cox!

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How Hillary Clinton will go after Bernie Sanders on race

Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton has been largely hands off when it comes to Bernie Sanders.

But in an interview with a South Carolina Democrat published Monday, the former secretary of state subtly hit her most threatening primary opponent, previewing how she could go after the senator.

The subtle dig came during a July 23 conversation with Jamie Harrison, chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, about how to deal with racism in the United States and, particularly, the Black Lives Matter movement that has captured the attention of activists across the country.

“This (movement) is fueled in large measure by young people and it is a particular development in the civil rights movement that deserves our support,” Clinton said. “By that I mean, there are some who say, ‘Well racism is a result of economic inequality.’ I don’t believe that.”

The line hits at the main argument pro-Clinton Democrats and Black Lives Matters activists have used against Sanders: The only way he views race issues is through an economic lens.

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Q&A With Prof. Jennifer Lee: Asian American Success Isn’t What You Think It Is

Pop culture often portrays Asian Americans as successful because of strict parenting or just plain hard work. But a new book debunks the “model minority” myth, revealing the way government policies have actually skewed those perceptions. I recently interviewed Jennifer Lee, professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox about her research.

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Memorial Space at Andy’s Park is Restored!

On Friday, July 17th, someone (yet to be identified), removed almost everything from the park’s altar. There were no more flowers, photos, and the roof of the tarp was removed. We don’t know how it happened.The community once again joined together to help show that this is a sacred space, and that we must remember what happened here if we are going to have a truly good park for the neighborhood.As of July 31st, the altar and some new memorial items are back!
Thank you to all who continue to fight for Justice for Andy Lopez and for Andy’s Park!To learn more about the progress of the park, and to get directly involved…visit theSonoma County Regional Parks page!And if  you are interested in participating, please call or email the Regional Parks Project Manager, Scott Wilkinson at (707) 565-2734 or scott.wilkinson@sonoma-county.org  or Shared Spaces Participatory Designer, Steve Rasmussen Cancian at (213) 400-5426 or canciansteve@gmail.com .

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Son defends mom when confused White lady tell’s his mom to not speak Spanish when in U.S.

“So today at IHOP a white lady stepped in and insulted my mother for speaking Spanish. She told my mom to learn English Or get out of America.my mom does speak English with an accent though! I stepped in an didn’t let her do that. Please share!! This will not stop unless we step in. Latinos tenemos que hablar contra el RACISMO!
Here’s the video of proof!
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