A statue of a Confederate general torn down by protesters during the 2020 nationwide Black Lives Matter unrest is back up in Washington, D.C. The statue of Albert Pike was restored and reinstalled in Judiciary Square over the weekend, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the “restoration of Federal public monuments, […]| Washington Examiner
At 93, civil rights leader and former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young reflects on his behind-the-scenes role in the Civil Rights Movement in a new MSNBC documentary, “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work.” The film, produced by Rachel Maddow, explores Young’s unheralded contributions alongside Martin Luther King Jr., the personal sacrifices made during the struggle, and lessons for today’s social and political movements.| AFRO American Newspapers
The mayoral candidate deflected whenever Martha MacCallum pressed him on Hamas The post Zohran Mamdani pledges free everything on Fox News appeared first on The Spectator World.| The Spectator World
Nearly a year after George Floyd was killed, a group of community members on a legislative task force on police reform are frustrated by the lack of action.| WHYY
Neighborhoods where stores were destroyed become food deserts overnight Grocery stores. Bodegas. Pharmacies. Check-cashing spots. All gone. By Marielle Segarra June 4, 2020 In many neighborhoods th…| Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog
The Psalms encourage, engender, and express the “patience of the saints” (Revelation 13:10) and the imprecatory Psalms let us voice how hard it is to have and maintain. In our culture, we need these patience-inspiring, peace-seeking Psalms now, rather urgently.| Gentle Reformation
By Umar Ibrahim Agaie In early 2020, as the deadly Covid-19 pandemic descended and the George Floyd protests lay ahead, a quiet transformation surfaced in queer literature. The post Revisiting 2020: Then and Now appeared first on The Gay & Lesbian Review.| The Gay & Lesbian Review
A judge ordered Aurora to release all unedited body-worn camera footage of police shooting and killing Kilyn Lewis, finding that the city denied 9NEWS’ requests for the video in violation of Colorado's Law Enforcement Integrity Act.| Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
"Last week, I believe, a further step was taken on the road to full-out authoritarianism." The post This is not a temporary crisis appeared first on Liberal Culture.| Liberal Culture
Where Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, stands on policing, guns, prison reform and other issues.| The Marshall Project
Share this… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email By Jim Glennon I was a cop for 29 years and as of this writing I’ve been teaching for over 30. I’ve taught for various organizations, formed a couple of companies and finally bought Calibre Press in 2011. Requests for Ethics classes, for many years, came in fast and […]| Calibre Press
I’d like to encourage everyone who is not, in this moment, a member of a targeted community, to fall back on something white folks are supposed to be exemplars of: good manners.| Starhawk's Website
They wield the important power of determining a victim’s manner of death—but they’re susceptible to both political pressure and racial bias.| The New Republic
Few issues carry more charge than race. Often the issue is a minefield, just waiting to tag someone a racist. That makes the issue a black and white one. One is a racist or one is not. The hidden language of race though does not make this so cut and dry. Failing to see this...
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