I came across some very moving comments this morning while listening to my favorite podcast, Citizen Radio, hosted by my friends Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny. Jamie read a listener’s email out loud and it went something like this: The Dallas police, who are notorious for their racism, seem to be a lot more up […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR_E9vvC2K0 On her MSBC show Sunday morning, Melissa Harris-Perry spoke about the murder of Jordan Davis, an unarmed black 17-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida. She was clear that Davis’s murder was different than Trayvon Martin’s because the shooter, Michael Dunn, was arrested the following day. Still, Harris-Perry went on to address the undeniable similarities between the […]
It’s 70 degrees and sunny outside. The only problem is that it’s December and I live in Northern Virginia, where it’s supposed to be winter not spring. That’s why no matter how beautiful the weather is, I can’t enjoy it because it’s a stark reminder that climate change is here and now. Yet, on the […]
Michael Dunn’s attorney has assured the media that this case bears no resemblance to Trayvon Martin. CNN reports: Her client, Michael Dunn, is no “vigilante” but did feel threatened and shot out of “self defense,” the attorney said. “There are no comparisons to the Trayvon Martin situation,” said Robin Lemonidis, Dunn’s attorney. “He is devastated […]
If I had to guess, I would say that 17-year-old Jordan Davis, like most teens, was excited for the weekend on Friday when he and his friends pulled up to a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. But thanks to the racist fears of an armed white man, Jordan didn’t make it past Friday night. Michael […]
The treatment of peaceful protesters compared to the unruly and sometimes violent crowds of stampeding Black Friday shoppers couldn’t be more different. While the former is ostracized and forcibly removed by police, the latter is encouraged to come out for a competitive brawl over marked off goods. Nowhere is this contrast more clearly defined than […]
The following video was taken on the fifth straight day of Israel’s assault in the densely populated Gaza Strip. The scenes are from Al Shifa Hospital on Novemeber 18 and show victims, mostly children, of the Israeli bombardment. It was posted by Egyption activists who spent the night at the hospital. (Note: be sure to […]
Palestinians love their children and want them to live just like the rest of us. I shouldn’t have to say this, but I feel it’s necessary following a New York Times piece by Jodi Rudoren critiquing the funeral held for members of the Dalou family killed in a single Israeli airstrike on Gaza, four of […]
More journalists were killed today by Israeli airstrikes that began pummeling the Gaza Strip last week. According to multiple reports, three journalists lost their lives in separate airstrikes targeting cars carrying members of the press. Ma’an reports: Mahmoud al-Koumi and Husam Salameh, both cameramen for al-Aqsa TV, were killed in an airstrike on a car […]
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