A history of respectability politics, from the postbellum period to today By: Ta-Nehisi Coates Article Reprint Charles Barkley recently explained why “we as black people are never going to be successful.” His reasoning is painful:
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California Can’t Police Its Own Cops Stealing Nude Photos of Women
Local authorities are investigating a highway-patrol scandal, but their perverse incentives mean federal authorities need to step in. By: Conor Friedersdorf Article Reprint The story the court documents tell is alarming. After an automobile crash,
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Please call Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at (215) 686-2181 or email michael.nutter@phila.gov and ask him to find the money to mentor and educate Black and Latino young men in Philadelphia. By Stephanie Farr Article Submission KENYATTA McKinney had 18 questions
Read moreNWI serial killer targeted sex workers
Advocates say police can do a better job of helping vulnerable women avoid abusers. By: Michael Puente Article Reprint Accused serial killer Darren Vann allegedly told police he “messed up” by killing his last victim
Read moreAbandonment of ‘Bring Back Our Girls’
Six months on, outrage and sorrow over the mass schoolgirl abduction has disappeared – except for families in Nigeria. By: Ashionye Ogene Article Reprint Abuja, Nigeria – Six months after the armed group Boko Haram
Read more‘Don’t Touch My Girlfriend,’ Chicago Man Tells President Obama as He Casts Election Ballot
by CNN Wire Article Reprint Even the President of the United States has to deal with jealous boyfriends. Casting his ballot in Chicago on Monday, Obama stood at a voting booth next to Aia Cooper,
Read moreWhite House Fence Jumper Quickly Taken Down by Two K-9s, Detained by Secret Service
by CNN Wire Article Reprint A man jumped over the White House fence on Wednesday night, but this time, the man barely made it onto the lawn before being taken down by two police dogs
Read moreBoston Godfather busted, Spucky’s turn on top yields similar results as predecessors by Scott Burnstein, an exclusive from www.gangsterreport.com
gorillaconvict.com Article Reprint The FBI continued its relentless assault on the mafia in New England last week, indicting alleged acting Patriarca Family boss, Anthony (Spucky) Spagnolo on charges of extortion based on collecting thousands of
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