Racism
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 ›
Afghanistan demands NATO put Koran-burners on trial
(Reuters) – Afghanistan wants NATO to put on public trial those who burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, President Hamid Karzai’s office said on Thursday, after a third day of bloody protests over the incident. It said… Read More ›
Eastern Libya declares autonomy; Libyan leader vows to keep Libya together by force
Eastern Libya declares autonomy Cyrenaica, the eastern region of Libya, has elected a regional congress and declared semi-autonomy from the capital Tripoli. The “blatant call for fragmentation” of the country was condemned by Libya’s ruling NTC. Thousands of major tribal… Read More ›
Kony 2012 campaign criticized for dumbing down conflict
In perhaps the most ambitious viral marketing campaign in the history of the internet, Kony 2012 looks to use the web and social media to hunt down and arrest an indicted war criminal before year’s end. Critics have accused… Read More ›
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