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Two children, age 1, shot on same day

On Twitter I follow @gundeaths

You’re probably thinking, “What a depressing twitter account!”, and you’d be right.

However, before I started following this account I didn’t fully realize just how rampant U.S. gun violence is.

Today on CNN, I noticed another baby was shot. I went to @gundeaths to see if they had reported it; they had. Then I saw that they reported another 1 year old shot on the same day.

And for those who haven’t seen it before, here is the chart of all U.S. guns deaths since Sandy Hook.

It’s really sickening when you watch the animation with the red dots.

Gun deaths since Sandy Hook to Sept 2, 2013

Gun deaths since Sandy Hook to Sept 2, 2013

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Smiley & West | Wyatt Tee Walker

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Smiley-and-West-PRI-podcast

Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker looks back at his time as the SCLC chief of staff and chief minister at Harlem’s Canaan Baptist Church.

Hot Stuff: Summer Reflections
Smiley and West reflect on the busy summer and preview an autumn of discontent.

Take ‘Em To Task: Cissexism
West is taken to task by a Twitter follower from Toronto for his comments about the courageous whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

Full Show

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Before He Was Assassinated, MLK Had A Radical Idea

Just months before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. was organizing support for the “Poor People’s Campaign,” aimed at supplementing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a full measure of economic and human rights for America’s poor.

 

Watch MLK unfurl some important history at 1:22 and take a minute to sit back and wonder what might have happened if he’d been successful.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

The U.S. government not only gave extra benefits to European-Americans, but continues to give extra benefits to corporations, while U.S. parents and U.S. schools struggle to provide a competitive education to our children.

See on www.upworthy.com

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Think Mexican • Remembering the Chicano Moratorium

Brown berets

Brown Berets

On August 29, 1970, a “Chicano Moratorium” against the war in Vietnam was held in East L.A.

Loyola-Marymount film student Tom Myrdahl shot this documentary, capturing the events that unfolded as law enforcement and protesters clashed in and around Laguna Park. This film has not been seen in nearly 40 years.


Tom, who is still a working cameraman in Los Angeles, is putting this historic film on the web as a tribute to the brave citizens of East L.A. who came together 40 years ago to voice their dissent against the Vietnam War.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

In the video:

  • “Bronze people with a Bronze culture”
  • “We’re not against the black people or the white people. We’re against oppression.”

Note: The Beret has been used as a symbol of fighting oppression going back to

The black beret as a revolutionary symbol

See on thinkmexican.tumblr.com

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Family In Protest

Explore Think Mexican’s photos on Flickr. Think Mexican has uploaded 49 photos to Flickr.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

Does it make a difference in the immigration debate if we view those of Mexican heritage as Native American?

See on www.flickr.com

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Tavis Smiley on the 50th anniversary celebration of the March on Washington: “It was a great day… but…”

On the heels of Wednesday’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, “Piers Morgan Live” invited Tavis Smiley to offer his perspective on today’s ceremony as well as Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream” speech.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

I agree with Mr. Smiley. One of my pet peeves is hearing politicians talk about helping the middle class, while as the same time, not mentioning the poor and working class – as if they don’t matter or don’t exist.

See on piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com