Opinion
Michelle Obama’s deeply moving words
June 17, 2015At the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, Michelle Obama spoke of the racial barriers facing African Americans and encouraged them to overcome discrimination.
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An American Indian should replace Jackson on the $20 bill
June 12, 2015It would be fitting justice that Jackson should be replaced with a representative of the people he tried to exterminate.
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Bratton episode underlines need for diverse New York police force
June 12, 2015"This is a teachable moment that affirms that broken windows policing destroys lives and opportunities."
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America and race: 318,881,992 shades of grey
June 8, 2015For far too long there has been such racial dissension and oppression in this country.
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Bikers and librarians: profiled in Central Texas
June 4, 2015"You have to see yourself in the shoes of those accused. Or a biker's boots. Or a young man's Nikes. Even a librarian's orthopedic sneakers."
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