Category Archives: police brutality

…and maybe they won’t kill you

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Myca

Ijeoma Oluo, in a series of tweets: Don’t play in the park with toy guns and maybe they won’t kill you. Don’t ask for help after a car accident and maybe they won’t kill you. Don’t wear a hoodie and maybe they won’t kill you. Don’t cosplay … Continue reading →

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Nine thoughts about the police shooting of Kajieme Powell

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Ampersand

Huffington Post reports: St. Louis officials have identified the 25-year-old man shot dead yesterday in an officer-involved shooting that happened only a few miles from where Michael Brown was killed by police earlier this month. Authorities said Kajieme Powell stole … Continue reading →

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Must-Read Jamelle Bouie Article On The Decades-Old Context For Ferguson

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Ampersand

Ferguson protests over Michael Brown won’t end soon: The black community’s anger is rooted in a history of racism. This longish (well, longer than a blog post) article by Jamelle Bouie, about the long history of official racism in Ferguson, … Continue reading →

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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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