“American philosopher Cornel West talks to Newsnight about the alienation of black youth in the US following the continued unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. ”
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Fatal Invention with Dorothy Roberts – AUDIO
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Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century
Dorothy Roberts, an acclaimed scholar of race, gender and the law.
“Every time there is a census there is a different definition of race.”
-Dorothy Roberts
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Hillary Clinton backs refugee screening abroad for Central American kids
Hillary Clinton thinks the U.S. should create a refugee screening process for Central American children in their home countries to help prevent more young people from undertaking a dangerous trek north.
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Does Hillary Clinton know that Central American governments are likely to recruit to a drug gang or murder any child who asks for asylum?
GOP Straight Up Bribes Democratic Senator In Effort To Block Obamacare
The Republican Party in Virginia has resorted to what appears to be outright bribery in its ongoing effort to deny low-income residents in the state access to the Medicaid expansion authorized by Obamacare.
The Washington Post is reporting that R…
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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’.
Obama’s Honest and Compassionate Speech – About Being “A little bit more forgiving”
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday launched his “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, urging stronger efforts to create more opportunities for young minority men and to improve conditions that keep them impoverished and imprisoned in disproportionate numbers.
Obama said these young men consistently do worse in society, with odds stacked against them. “By almost every measure the group that’s facing some of the most severe challenges in the 21st century in this country are boys and young men of color,” Obama said, ticking off statistics on fatherhood, literacy, crime and poverty.
“We assume this is an inevitable part of American life instead of the outrage that it is,” Obama said, to applause.
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Community Village‘s insight:
This is the president I elected. I love his honesty and compassion.
I hope this moves the country away from the prison industrial complex.
Now he needs to stop the drone attacks.
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Latinas vastly underrepresented in elected offices
A new report by the group, LatinasRepresent shines a light on the underrepresentation of Latinas in elected offices. The data show that Latinas represent just 1 percent of elected officials nationwide…
Community Village‘s insight:
2014 – “No Latina has ever been elected to the U.S. Senate”
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