Social(ist) Commentary
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Political Theater: The GOP Debates (are sooooo pointless)
During the run-up to the 2008 election, I couldn’t write enough about the candidates, the politics, the “race matters in the race” aspect of, err, the race. I felt strongly we all needed to take care with our votes, to understand the political landscape of this country and most of all, to not let the …
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DOJ’s SPD Report: The Elephant in the Room (Hint- It’s Racism)
By now you‘ve heard that last week the Department of Justice released what is by all accounts a damning report about the Seattle Police Officers’ excessive use of force in an appalling number of incidents every year. DOJ didn’t mince words: SPD has a long standing systemic problem when it comes to excessive force. Oversight …
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Speaking up about speaking out against the Occupy movement
Over the past few weeks we have seen local and national outrage at the treatment of Occupy protesters by police. Who can forget the image of Seattle’s own Dorli Rainey, mercilessly hosed down with pepper spray while protesting peacefully? Campsites have been razed, often with little or no warning. The unified cry that has risen …
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Throwing Stones From the Ivory Tower: Forbes & Gene Marks’ “If I Was a Poor Black Kid”
Author’s note: Very rarely these days does something I read motivate me to immediately sit down and write about it, I’m sure in short order, you’ll see why I felt the need to take this issue on right away, particularly as a parent of Black children. Some things should never be written. This …