From Emmett Till to Amy Cooper, Racism Eats Away at America
America remains a nation sick from fear of black skin, and sick with the entitlement that goes with having white skin. By Sophia Nelson...
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Jay Murdock
- Nov 6, 2018
- 9 min
The American civil war didn’t end. And Trump is a Confederate president
His supporters hark back to an 1860s fantasy of white male dominance. But the Confederacy won’t win in the long run By Rebecca Solnit |...
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Jay Murdock
- Sep 19, 2018
- 8 min
A House Still Divided
In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country remains divided by...
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Jay Murdock
- Aug 28, 2018
- 6 min
Emmett Till Was Killed 63 Years Ago. These Black Boys Feel His Legacy Every Day.
For the anniversary of Till’s murder, HuffPost talked to six young black men from around the country By Ja’han Jones | HuffPost |...
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Jay Murdock
- Jan 24, 2018
- 4 min
Hugh Masekela: 10 key performances, from afrobeat to apartheid anthems
The South African trumpeter, who has died aged 78, spanned a huge variety of styles – from disco-pop to fiercely political jazz By Robin...
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Jay Murdock
- Jan 9, 2018
- 10 min
Jaylen Brown: ‘Sport is a mechanism of control in America’
As the Boston Celtics star prepares to play in London, he talks to Donald McRae about race, the NBA and the death of his best friend By...
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Jay Murdock
- Nov 1, 2017
- 16 min
How millions of white Americans bought into a racist myth
“Black-on-black crime” is an invention that was decades in the making EBONY SLAUGHTER-JOHNSON | ALTERNET | October 31, 2017 Days after...
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Jay Murdock
- Oct 17, 2017
- 3 min
Hanged, Burned, Shot, Drowned, Beaten
I think we do need truth and reconciliation in America. But truth and reconciliation are sequential. You can’t get to reconciliation...
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Jay Murdock
- Apr 11, 2017
- 4 min
How the GOP Gutted Voting Rights
In the wake of Barack Obama’s election to the presidency in 2008, a panicked GOP, citing illusory ‘voter fraud,’ did what it could...
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Jay Murdock
- Dec 22, 2016
- 7 min
How the alt-right became racist, Part 1: A short history of hate
What’s now called the alt-right actually began as a conservative resistance — against George W. Bush MATTHEW SHEFFIELD – Salon, December...
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Jay Murdock
- Dec 14, 2016
- 13 min
A pollster on the racial panic Obama’s presidency triggered — and what Democrats must do now
His research details the crisis of racial antagonism that helped Trump win. Updated by Jenée Desmond-Harrisjenee.desmondharris@voxmedia.c...
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Jay Murdock
- Sep 23, 2012
- 5 min
Republican Racism and the Columnists Who Are in Denial
Geoffrey Dunn; Author, “The Lies of Sarah Palin’ Posted: 09/23/2012 Two weeks ago, conservative columnist Mark Steyn linked me to the...
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Jay Murdock
- Sep 10, 2012
- 4 min
Pragmatic Racism
No, it’s not the brutal, hate-twisted racism of the old days. Today’s Republicans are capable of adoring select right-wing...
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Jay Murdock
- Mar 30, 2012
- 6 min
The Death of Trayvon Martin: Confronting the Problem of Enduring Racism
America is a land of liberty and opportunity, and has admirably served as “a city upon a hill” in the words of Puritan John Winthrop, who...
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Jay Murdock
- Mar 1, 2012
- 2 min
Gordon Warren Epperly, Alaska Man, Says Obama Is Ineligible To Be President Because Of His Race
The Huffington Post | By Mollie Reilly Posted: 02/28/12 06:14 PM ET A new lawsuit filed by an Alaska man aims to remove President...
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Jay Murdock
- Jan 9, 2012
- 4 min
Paul’s Fetish on Civil Rights
Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author and political analyst posted 1/2/2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul just can’t seem to help himself...
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Jay Murdock
- Oct 12, 2011
- 4 min
How Herman Cain Peddles the Delusion that Racism is Dead
Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author and Political Analyst posted 10/11/11 Herman Cain knew two things were certain to happen when he blathered...
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Jay Murdock
- Oct 5, 2011
- 4 min
Alabama’s HB56 Shows Racism Still Part of State Culture
Keith Rushing – Communications Manager, Rights Working Group Posted: 10/4/11 01:16 PM ET Last week, a federal court’s decision allowed...
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Jay Murdock
- Sep 15, 2011
- 4 min
Tea Party America
Paul Stoller, Professor of Anthropology, West Chester University; Author, ‘The Power of the Between’ :Posted: 9/14/11 02:22 PM ET By...
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Jay Murdock
- Aug 26, 2011
- 5 min
The American Dream, In Black and White
Steve Nelson/Head of the Calhoun School in Manhattan Posted: 8/25/11 06:30 PM ET Obscured by incessant chatter about the credit rating...
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