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Why All Cases Involving Linda Fairstein, Who Was “Wilding” In 1989, Must Be Reviewed

Fairstein—By any means necessary? Artwork: Jacqueline Luna Contact @whoyagonnacall    [Publisher’s Commentary]   In 1989 five boys were wrongly accused of raping a White woman ...

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The Impact of Trump’s Vile Racist Rhetoric; The Hate that Hate Produces

Trump has now neo-liberalized racism. Photo: Gage Skidmore–Flickr   Here’s a Trump tweet from June 5, 2013: “Sadly, the overwhelming amount of violent crime ...

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Birthing A Nation: Nat Turner’s Mental and Military Motivations

Nat Turner Nate Parker’s movie The Birth of a Nation has revived the question: What caused Nat Turner’s 1831 uprising? Turner, first of all, ...