There's Beauty in the World: Kevin Durant's MVP Speech
Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder star, won the N.B.A.'s top individual honor Tuesday, grabbing 119 first-place votes. Miami’s LeBron James, who had won the last two M.V.P. awards and four of the...
View ArticleElections Have Consequences: (Some) Justice for the Central Park Five
Candidate Bill de Blasio promised that if elected he would guarantee a "swift settlement" with the five men who were wrongly, shamefully convicted of raping and assaulting the Central Park Jogger....
View ArticleOutrage! ASU Female Professor Manhandled & Arrested for WWB
I ask you, what should we do when we see instances of blatant racism and just plain old injustice such as we see in this case? Some folks claim that they are tired of the outrage; that some of us have...
View ArticleDemocratic Connecticut Gov refuses to help children
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. There is something obscene about seeing "God-fearing Christians"...
View ArticleWhat Racism Looks and Feels Like...Straight Outta Compton
The long-awaited film about the hip hop group, N.W.A. is ready to be made. Universal Pictures, in association with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, will produce the biopic Straight Outta Compton. The casting...
View ArticleMr. Garner will be buried today...thanks to the NYPD
"Who is Mr. Garner?" you may ask."And why should I care?" Well, let me tell you: Mr. Garner was ordinary Joe; a man trying to pick at the crumbs on the outskirts of that huge sumptuous American pie. A...
View ArticleWho will cry for Gaza's children?
UNRWA’S SPOKESPERSON BROKE down in tears while carrying out a TV interview on the continuing crisis in Gaza. Chris Guinness of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the near East was...
View ArticleJustice for Eric Garner: Broadway Organizes Flash Mob for Justice
Broadway stars, directors, producers, musicians, choreographers, designers and technicians from some of the most prominent productions gathered in front of the police station in Times Square on...
View ArticleAttention Racists! Lemme help you with your signs
See this:That is known as a peace sign. It is universally accepted as such. Whether it is used by white celebritiesOr white presidentsOr international superstarsOr a young black boyThe message is the...
View ArticleYou have a black son? He must see this
Because he needs all the help he can find as "he gets ready for a war he cannot prepare for." Offered without further commentary because Javon needs no help.I'll be honest. I'm not happy with the way...
View ArticleLiveblog: Ferguson News conference - Killer identified
Police chief framing the murder as a response to a robbery. Despicable.Darren Wilson. 6-year veteran While we were laboring under the impression that the presser would be called to name the killer of...
View ArticleJustice for Michael Brown: The Funeral (live blog)
MSNBC live streaming here.Service is being conducted by Charles Ewing who is the dead teen's grand uncle. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy. The White House has sent three aides. Governor...
View ArticleHelp Wanted (Por Favor Ayúdenos) Let's Make a Law: Michael Brown Federal...
INTRODUCTION Events in Ferguson and elsewhere require us to protect our citizens from out-of-control police departments. That's where you come in. Please help us craft a new law to send to members...
View ArticleCops to Black Men: "You fit the Description..."
This is not a new phenomenon; this has been the practice since the good ol' days of slavery. If there's a suspect to be found and a black man is around, you can bet your last dollar that he'll be the...
View ArticleRev. Barber: "I Want you to be Angry"
Rev William Barber responding to the detention arrest of a black LGBT, Moral Monday advocate, gave this advice:“Police are hired by police chiefs, who are hired by people that are elected,” he said. He...
View ArticleLet's Do Some Legislatin': The Michael Brown Over-Policed Rights Act of 2015,...
Why do we need a law to police the police, you may ask. Consider this: As reported by USA Today, police are involved in 400 killings per year.Is this what we want? ("Ferguson, Missouri," by Eric...
View ArticleCan you Spare Some Love for Serena?
Tonight the crowd at the US Open showed that they could be passionate, that they could give standing ovations, that they could carry a player when he was in danger of losing. They showered love on...
View ArticleCongrats, Andrea Mitchell! (and MSNBC!)
You actually got an exclusive with the president of somethin' Senator John McCain! My, that must have been quite a task, eh Andrea?Great job, Rachel and company! You allowed the senator to lie about...
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