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Memo To Lt. Ryan Baltimore Police Union Chief: Breaking The Spines Of Black Folk Isn’t “Proper” Policing
News reports that May was the worst month of violence in 15 years in Baltimore has police unions and apologists pointing to the arrests ...
Shedding Some Dysfunction, Congress Slowly Becoming More Effective
Lee Hamilton [Commentary] There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’s long slide into irrelevance may be slowing. Agreements on ...
FERGUSON, MISSOURI: DÉJÀ VU, OVER AND OVER AGAIN
Michael Brown — shot at least seven times, including a bullet in the right eye and apex of his head [Ferguson In Perspective] Jim ...
Supreme Court Considers Alabama Case on Voting Rights, Districts
U.S. Solicitor Gen. Donald Verrilli America’s voting rights war continues. The U.S. Supreme Court heard Nov. 12 arguments that accuse Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature of ...
Surpreme Court Hears Case: Can Police Officer Stop Car Based On Ignorance of The Law?
Chief Justice John Roberts Like most people, Sergeant Matt Darisse believed driving with a broken tail light is against the law. He was wrong. ...
Why Wisconsin Voter ID Statute Violated Constitution And Voting Rights Act — Eric Holder
Eric Holder On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, Attorney ...
Koch Brothers, Adelson, Frankenstein’s Monster, And The U.S. Government Shutdown
Fiend...Ogre…Cruz [Black Star News Editorial] Multi-billionaires such as the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson are financiers to Right Wing Republicans. These super wealthy individuals ...
What Does ‘Patriotism’ Mean To You?
[Pardon My Rant] The ideas of “Patriotism” and “Dissent” should never be at odds with each other. However, many times when we celebrate July ...
Court decision allowing immigration for same-sex spouses celebrated at NYC Pride Parade
Members of Caribbean American Pride all decked out and ready to march in NYC Pride Parade The always flamboyantly festive NYC Pride Parade was ...
Supreme’s Ruling Is ‘Victory For Voting Rights’ — NAACP
NAACP’s Benjamin Jealous In a 7-2 decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement is preempted by the federal law ...
