The pictures that reportedly upset L.A. Clippers owner Don Sterling have been released. They show his mistress Vanessa Stiviano with Magic Johnson and Matt Kemp.
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Abuse of Power
NBA team owner in hot water over racist comments attributed to him
Longtime NBA team owner Donald Sterling is being roundly criticized for remarks he allegedly made regarding African-Americans that some are calling “repugnant.”
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Killing With Impunity on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Global Color Line
“As the philosopher Anarchasis observed in the 6th century B.C. in comparing laws to spider webs, laws catch the weak and poor, while the rich and powerful tear them to pieces. Although not always the case, the ancient philosopher has shown himself to be prophetic in both the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and in the area of contemporary international affairs, a profoundly undemocratic arena in which the powerful demand accountability of their weaker enemies, while insulating themselves and their allies from prosecution.”
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says What He Thinks About Race and Oppression
When you press play it should jump to around the 1:01:00 mark where Tyson answers a question for about 4 or 5 minutes.
Community Village‘s insight:
Thank you to @TheCharlesiWas for sharing this.
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The Cops Who Killed Ramarley Graham Walk Free (#NOJUSTICE)
Sign the ColorOfChange.Org petition and demand the D.O.J. to take immediate action by seeing to it that NYPD Officer Richard Haste is put away where he can no longer harm unarmed teenagers on the s…
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What I Learned From Tweeting With A Black Woman’s Avatar For #RaceSwapExp
“3. The level of hateful tweets went from zero to off the charts. With many of these trolls, I would respond once and then block them, or just block them. One such troll, @vincentBrook666, tweeted the following to me in all caps.”
Community Village‘s insight:
Thank you to Martha Wood for tweeting about this.
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Police say sex offenders wore GPS monitors during killings
Two convicted sex offenders, charged with raping and murdering 4 women in Southern California, wore ankle monitors at the time of the alleged crimes, police say
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U.S. right wing extremists more deadly than jihadists
Peter Bergen and David Sterman say the Kansas Jewish Center killings are part of lethal violence in the U.S. that outstrips al Qaeda-influenced attacks.
Since 9/11, right wing extremists have killed more in U.S. than those motivated by al Qaeda
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GOP base includes racist ‘elements,’ congressman charges
“(CNN) – Over 50 years after Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, the issue of race is back in the political headlines, after comments from Attorney General Eric Holder and events marking the anniversary of the law’s passage renewed the dialogue over race relations in the 21st century.”
Community Village‘s insight:
No surprise over this ‘news’.
The Border Patrol has a big problem with excessive force
“The US Border Patrol has a problem. And the face of that problem is Esteban Manzanares.
Manzanares, a Border Patrol agent, was on duty along the Rio Grande in March when he came across a Honduran woman and two girls who had crossed the river illegally. Instead of apprehending them, he sexually assaulted the woman and her 14-year-old daughter, slashed the mother’s wrists, and tried to break the teenager’s neck. Then he abducted the other daughter and tied her up in his home before returning to finish his shift.”
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