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    I'm furious about my squandered nation.

    Monday, October 01, 2007

    Sho Nuff. Jena is Amerikkka. Look at this racist thug attacking a black child

    A young woman of color in Los Angeles had her wrist broken by a school security officer after not cleaning up a piece of dropped birthday cake to his satisfaction. During the attack he said, "hold still nappy head."

    The girl, 16 year-old Pleajhai Mervin, was subsequently expelled and arrested for littering and battery. Because as you can clearly see from the video still above, this teenage girl was battering the shit out a full grown, beefy security guard. Uh huh.

    But it gets worse. When the girl's mother went to the school to complain and rightfully demand that this guard be arrested--she was arrested and suspended from her job with the school district.

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    Monday, July 09, 2007

    NAACP chairman criticizes Bush policies as civil rights group's annual meeting opens

    DETROIT: The NAACP is needed now more than ever because the Bush administration has done little to support blacks, the civil rights organization's national chairman said as its 98th annual convention opened.

    From the administration's slow response to Hurricane Katrina to the war in Iraq and immigration issues, Bush has seen his presidency questioned, Julian Bond, board chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told an audience of about 3,000.

    The number of Americans living in poverty has increased by more than 5 million, to 37 million, during the Bush administration, Bond said Sunday.

    "And the gap has grown between the haves and the have-nots," he said. "Almost a quarter of black Americans nationwide live below the poverty line, as compared with only 8.6 percent of whites."

    Bond called present-day inequality and racial disparities cumulative and the result of racial advantages compounded over time.

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    Thursday, June 28, 2007

    So Much for Stare Decisis: The Klan Court Takes a Stand on Race

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