“Why the talk of ‘rape culture’ so often but not ‘murder of black boys’ culture’?”

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Because our impressions of events and what is a “culture” is determined by what and who we DO and DON’T care about, says Eric M.

Teaching Carefully

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As her sons care for a lost Chihuahua, Julie Gillis looks for teachers, healers, systems thinkers, interpreters, bridge builders, and storytellers as a way toward social change.

“The statement ‘I am not a racist’ is itself already a falsehood, always and without real exception.”

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CK MacLeod challenges the multiculturalist double-think problem of the Derbyshire racism issue.

Having ‘The Talk’ With John Derbyshire

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In response to John Derbyshire’s racist The Talk: Non-Black Version, Josh Bowman gives us The Talk: By a White, for Nonwhites.

The Problem With You Is, You’ll Always Be Bigots

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The story of the black community in Britain struggling to get inquests into deaths of its young men at the hands of the police isn’t a new one.

National Review Parts Ways With Derbyshire

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Derbyshire fired from National Review.

Racist Writings: Should Derbyshire and Weigel Be Fired?

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Joanna Schroeder wonders to what degree a publication is responsible for the reprehensible behavior of its writers.

We Know Racism Is Real: New Details In Death Of Shaima Alawadi

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Joanna Schroeder suggests that regardless of whether Shaima Alawadi’s murder was a Hate Crime, her death is still socially and culturally relevant.

KKK Leader Runs For Sheriff

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White Supremacist leader, Shaun Winkler, is running for Sheriff in Rathdrum, Idaho.

Trayvon Martin and the Fate of the Alabama Segregation Reference Ban Amendment

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Everybody’s talking about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Nobody’s talking about Alabama Senate Bill 112. That needs to change.

George Zimmerman Is Not Alone

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Mark Greene wants us to understand that George Zimmerman is just one of many in this country who view strangers as enemies, and hold dear the idea that different is dangerous.

Trayvon Martin: Not Just Another Cause-du-Jour

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The Trayvon Martin case has taught Damon Young that it’s time to believe in something.

“What is it about black men that they are inherently scary”

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“I’ve met far more black men that are decent everyday people, fathers, brothers, friends, sons.” Comment exchange between NickMostly and Rum on the post “U.S. President: “My Son Would Look Like Trayvon”.

“Personally, I feel that power is circumstantial [...]“

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This is a comment by Zek J. Evets on the post “The Retributive Nature of ‘Girl Power’”.

Society Set Up Trayvon Martin

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Eric M. believes that although George Zimmerman pulled the trigger, it was our society that set Trayvon Martin up.

Dolph Pulliam and The Governor of Iowa: Two Good Men

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Jamie Reidy comments on the story of Dolph Pulliam, the first African-American television broadcaster in Iowa.