Category Archives: police brutality

A quick note on Michael Brown’s death and “plausibility”

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Ampersand

Dorian Johnson was walking with Michael Brown when they were stopped by Officer Darren Wilson. According to Johnson’s eyewitness account: …a police car pulled up alongside Brown and him, and the officer—who has been identified as Darren Wilson—allegedly told Johnson … Continue reading →

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News from White Land

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Julie

Karnythia sort of beat me to this, but I found two very interesting news items yesterday. One comes from James Fallows’ blog on The Atlantic, courtesy of an anonymous reader: You all (and by you all I mean whites, yes … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Oscar Grant

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Jack Stephens

xMabaitx blogs about race, racial identity, skin color, and Oscar Grant: I have determined that my former desire to ”fit into” a certain racial or ethnic distinction has very little bearing on my own sense of personal self-worth. The greater issue rather is how the white man’s ideas of race and ethnicity consequently force unwanted […] Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Oscar Grant

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Jack Stephens

xMabaitx blogs about race, racial identity, skin color, and Oscar Grant: I have determined that my former desire to ”fit into” a certain racial or ethnic distinction has very little bearing on my own sense of personal self-worth. The greater issue rather is how the white man’s ideas of race and ethnicity consequently force unwanted […] Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Oscar Grant

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Jack Stephens

xMabaitx blogs about race, racial identity, skin color, and Oscar Grant: I have determined that my former desire to ”fit into” a certain racial or ethnic distinction has very little bearing on my own sense of personal self-worth. The greater issue rather is how the white man’s ideas of race and ethnicity consequently force unwanted […] Continue reading →

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