Posted in Law & Justice, Racism on Mar 31st, 2009
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduces Sherlock Holmes in the 1887 story “A Study in Scarlet.” In it, Holmes shocks his friend John H. Watson, M.D. with his ignorance, which “was as remarkable as his knowledge.” Watson is particularly surprised that Holmes is unaware that the earth revolves around the sun. “Now that I do know [...]
Young Franklin, eyeing the perfect opportunity for his daily good deed as a newly-minted Boy Scout, politely asks the woman waiting to cross the road if he can be of assistance. She is clearly blind, and he is only too eager to help. The woman graciously accepts his offer. Halfway across the street, she asks [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Arts, Culture, Education, History, Law & Justice, Racism on Mar 25th, 2009
When my friend Chidrup and I talked about racism in the US, there was a big chunk of information missing from his understanding: He didn’t know about the history of white domination and the enslavement of African people in the United States for nearly four-hundred years. It was hard to tell Chidrup the truth. I’m [...]
Posted in History, Law & Justice, Politics on Mar 20th, 2009
We’ve all heard or read it: “…in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards.” But who among you took it upon yourself to get past the initial wave of b.s. analysis and shock value by looking up Attorney General Eric Holder’s speech text [...]
Posted in Culture, Economics, History, Law & Justice, Racism, Religion on Mar 18th, 2009
…now I understood something about my own country I didn’t understand before. I know why so many white people here don’t realize how serious the problem of racism is in the USA. I finally get it.
Posted in Business, Economics, Immigration, Labor, Law & Justice, Mexico, Racism, Struggles on Mar 11th, 2009
Luís Argueta, director of the award-winning film “The Silence of Neto,” (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival; Best Movie, New York Latino Film Festival), along with co-producer Vivian Rivas, are now in the post-production phase of their new full-length documentary “abUSed – The Postville Raid,” about the arrest of nearly 400 immigrant workers in a single [...]
Posted in Law & Justice, Racism on Mar 3rd, 2009
1. What “other side to the story” could there be to justify a 15 year old Black girl being beaten by 2 adult White male police officers? A shoe? Being “lippy”? Wow.
2. This video is for everyone who says that racism doesn’t exist anymore.
Posted in Law & Justice on Mar 2nd, 2009
I had jury duty about three weeks ago. Walked to the courthouse, about four blocks from my home, sat around for a few hours, and was dismissed. Walked back home wondering what it might have been like if I’d been assigned to a trial…if I’d have had to decide a man’s fate based on hearsay [...]
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