By Michael Winter A review of the FBI’s counterterrorism training shows agents were taught they could “bend or suspend the law” in some investigations, Wired reports, citing a bureau document. The magazine’s Danger Room blog also writes that FBI training… Read More ›
Racism
The man who raised a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games
by Gary Younge When John Carlos raised his fist in a black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, it changed 20th-century history – and his own life – for ever. How does he feel about it now? You’re probably not… Read More ›
Rick Santorum Calls Barack Obama A “Government N*gger”
“[…] anti-war government nig- uh, the, uh, America was a…” — Rick Santorum, from a speech on 27 march. Written by Dr. Boyce Watkins There are few people on this earth that I love more than Abena Agyeman-Fisher, the Senior… Read More ›
Lawmaker wearing hoodie removed from House floor
By Deirdre Walsh Washington (CNN) — A congressman was removed from the House floor Wednesday after giving a speech about Trayvon Martin while wearing a hoodie. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, told House members, “racial profiling has to stop.” Rush, a… Read More ›
“The hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”
Realizing that Geraldo Rivera does not speak on behalf of the Republican party…Fox News does…and I would venture to say that many Fox News viewers i.e. Republican voters really do believe the nonsense that Geraldo Rivera is espousing. Yes –… Read More ›
Newt Gingrich: Obama’s Trayvon Martin Statement ‘Disgraceful’
Newt Gingrich outright denies the murder of Trayvon Martin had anything to do with race or racism in the United States. Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich slammed Barack Obama on Friday, saying the president’s remarks about the fatal February shooting of… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin 911 Tape Reveals Possible Racial Slur By Neighborhood Watchman George Zimmerman (VIDEO)
By David Moye Law enforcement officials in Sanford, Fla., investigating last month’s shooting of an unarmed black teen by self-appointed neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman say they may have missed a possible racist remark made by Zimmerman to a 911… Read More ›
Zimmerman, One-Man Lynch Mob, Intended To Kill Trayvon All Along
The parents of Trayvon Martin have demonstrated remarkable dignity and composure under duress and one can see why their son’s execution by the one-man lynch mob, George Zimmerman, has garnered global support. Yesterday while in New York City the parents… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin case: No-confidence vote for Sanford police chief
By Tina Susman Reporting from Sanford, Fla.— In a tense meeting Wednesday that highlighted growing tensions over the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, local officials in Sanford, Fla., passed a vote of no confidence in the police chief… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin Killing’s Youngest Witness, 13, Still Can Hear The Screams
SANFORD, Fla. — Austin McLendon hasn’t been the same since that night three Sundays ago when Trayvon Martin was killed. His mother says he’s been arguing with his siblings more than usual. His 8th grade teachers have called home saying… Read More ›
St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish Struggle
St. Patrick’s Day is typically portrayed as a day for drinking, festivities and revelry. However, we in the American Party of Labor believe that revolutionaries should set aside some time every year to remember the tragedy of discrimination the Irish… Read More ›
Santorum Doesn’t Seem to Mind Offending Puerto Rico
By Eric Randall Campaigning in Puerto Rico, Rick Santorum doesn’t show any signs that he wants to pander Wednesday, telling voters (erroneously) that they must declare English their only official language to achieve statehood. You’d think Santorum would want to… Read More ›
Investigation of Neighborhood Watch Captain Who Shot Teen Trayvon Martin Reveals Questionable Police Conduct
By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and SENI TIENABESO ABC News has uncovered questionable police conduct in the investigation of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white neighborhood watch captain in Florida, including the alleged “correction” of at… Read More ›
Homeless mother who sent six-year-old son to better school in the wrong town jailed for five years
By Graham Smith A mother who pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling her six-year-old son in the wrong school district has been sentenced to five years in prison. Tonya McDowell sent her son to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, instead… Read More ›