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Huckabee Commuted Sentence of Man Tied to Police Slayings
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, politics, society, corruption, violence )

Melva
- 4 hours ago - seattlepi.com
Maurice Clemmons, 37, was identified late Sunday by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office as a man sought for questioning . Clemmons has pending charges in Pierce County Superior Court for second-degree child rape and third-degree assault for an attack on a
CLIMATEGATE: A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY
Society & Culture  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, globalwarming, greenhousegases, globalwarming, humans, politics, research, science, suffering, abuse, americans, corruption, c )

Judy
- 12 hours ago - whatreallyhappened.com
Climategate: The Mother of All Deceptions. The recent exposures of fraud coming from the Hadley Climate Research Unit, then followed by similar exposures at New Zealand's NWIA and Australia's climate center have only confirmed the doubts arising from the
Swiss Ban Mosque Minarets in Surprise Vote
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, politics, freedoms, culture, interesting, society, women )

Marty
- 13 hours ago - my.att.net
Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population.
Planet of the Apes as American Myth ... Urban Riots and Ape Revolution
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, children, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, health, interesting, law, media, movies, murder, news, obituary, philanthropy, police, politics, religion, rights, sadness, safet )

CA
- 13 hours ago - books.google.com
Chapter 3: the animals are (colored) surrogates for all who have been colonized in the name of nature and whose judgment can no longer be repressed....Black people were the beast; it is written in the history of lynching and into the history of biology
Highway Patrol: Agent Asks to Postpone Tiger Woods Interview Again
Society & Culture  (tags: interesting, society, police, politics, rights )

Melva
- 13 hours ago - cnn.com
State troopers arrived at the home of Tiger Woods on Saturday to interview the pro golfer and his wife about a car crash near his home but were told the couple was not available to talk as scheduled, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Subconscious Mental Connection Between Blacks, Apes May Reinforce Subtle Discrimination
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, corruption, culture, death, crime, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, health, interesting, media, movies, murder, news, obituary, philanthropy, police, politics, religion, rights, sadness, s )

CA
- 14 hours ago - physorg.com
The images have disappeared from popular culture & from most people's memory.There is strong evidence that Black-ape linkages still influence people subconsciously & impact their judgment particularly in the case of African American suspects & defendants.
The Safety Net - Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades - Series
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, child, children, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, health, humans, philanthropy, politics, rights, society, safety, world, usa )

CA
- 14 hours ago - nytimes.com
With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.
Top 5 Worst NYPD Brutality Moments
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, ethics, environment, family, freedoms, government, health, humans, internet, law, media, murder, news, obituary, police, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, viol )

CA
- 14 hours ago - newsone.com
Its seem as if most incidents of brutality in New York involve either sodomy or the shooting of unarmed and innocent civilians. As disturbing as the events actually are, even more disturbing is the amount of times that officers are acquitted for their..
5 Ways to Fight Police Brutality
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, family, government, humans, health, law, murder, news, rights, police, politics, society, violence, safety, world )

CA
- 15 hours ago - newsone.com
When unarmed peaceful civilians are killed by the police, they are being killed by agents of the government that is supposed to represent them. It is this failure of government that must be addressed.
The Connection Between Blacks As Apes And Police Brutality
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, health, humans, interesting, internet, media, law, murder, news, obituary, police, politics, rights, sadness, safety )

CA
- 15 hours ago - jackandjillpolitics.com
Talking on television is always a challenge cause you're trying to get out your points in the very limited amount of time the medium allows. I was trying to get a few more details into my MSNBC appearance yesterday but didn't get it all out. I mentioned
At This School, Its Marijuana in Every Class
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, interesting, law, politics, safety, society )

CA
- 15 hours ago - nytimes.com
At most colleges, marijuana is very much an extracurricular matter. But at Med Grow Cannabis College, marijuana is the curriculum: the history, the horticulture and the legal how-to's of Michigan's new medical marijuana program.
Four Police Officers Shot, Killed in Ambush Near Parkland
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, crime, corruption, death, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, health, law, news, murder, police, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, violence, world )

CA
- 15 hours ago - komonews.com
Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said. Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer called the ambush "a targeted attack.
Black Indian, African Americans and Native Americans, Black Family History, Indian Family
Society & Culture  (tags: Native Americans, African Americans, culture, children, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, goodnews, government, humans, interesting, internet, media, news, philanthropy, politics, religion, rights, society )

CA
- 18 hours ago - web.mit.edu
The KIAANAFH is an independent, non-profit, tax exempt, membership organization founded in 1991 to promote the preservation, documentation and appreciation of family identity, traditions, and achievements of the members of the African American and Native
African-Native Americans : We Are Still Here : A Photo Exhibit : Exhibit Page
Society & Culture  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', ethics, europe, freedoms, government, HumanRights, interesting, humans, news, Refugees&Relief, politics, terrorism, violence, usa, war, world, americans, children, violence, abuse, culture, african-natives )

CA
- 19 hours ago - newman.baruch.cuny.edu
Many people believe racial and ethnic groups in North America have always lived as separately as they do now. However, segregation was neither practical nor preferable when people who were not native to this continent began arriving here.
BlackNews.Com - Black History | African American History
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, GoodNews, government, humans, interesting, law, media, news, philanthropy, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, world )

CA
- 19 hours ago - blacknews.com
America's Black Holocaust Museum This black history museum is dedicated to exposing the truth about racism and discriminaion. Charles H. Wright Museum This is the largest black history museum in the world, and offers exclusive exhibits and tours....
To Millions, Oprah's Not a Megastar, Just a BFF
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, fashion, freedoms, gayrights, GoodNews, government, health, humans, interesting, internet, law, media, movies, news, philanthropy, politics, religion, rights, society, viole )

CA
- 19 hours ago - blacknews.com
For millions of women around the country, Oprah Winfrey has become much more than a regular television date. Talk to her fans, and you hear a familiar refrain: Oprah's like a favorite aunt, a sister, or a friend. Forget the sprawling media empire...
Short Handbook, How to Deal With White People, Gives Voice to Race Related Concerns
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, goodnews, government, interesting, humans, law, media, news, philanthropy, politics, rights, safety, society )

CA
- 19 hours ago - blacknews.com
Goldberg insists that people of color have the right to express their grievances with whites and that there are still some rough patches along the course to smoothing out race relations. Originally indifferent, Goldberg reconsidered his opinion as...
Troy Turner, Karen Magnuson Win Diversity Leadership Awards
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, goodnews, government, humans, interesting, internet, media, news, philanthropy, politics, rights, society )

CA
- 20 hours ago - dvercity.net
Troy Turner, editor of The Daily Times in Farmington, N.M., and Karen Magnuson, editor of the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y., have been named winners of the eighth annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership.
Foreclosures Bring Squatters, Evictions to Community in South Jamaica
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, abuse, crime, culture, dishonesty, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, law, police, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society )

CA
- 21 hours ago - nydailynews.com
Last spring, Pamela Chappell saw a man sweeping the stoop next door at 114-02 Inwood St. in South Jamaica. At first she thought, "That's nice, somebody bought the foreclosed house and moved in." Then came reality.
Recession Sends Older Americans to Food Pantries
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, culture, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, health, interesting, media, news, philanthropy, politics, rights, sadness, society, safety, world )

CA
- 1 day ago - news.yahoo.com
Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and..
   

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