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Bill Cosby ‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’

Cosby had come to Detroit aiming to grab the city’s black men by their collars and shake them out of the torpor that has left so many of them—like so many of their peers across the country—undereducated, over-incarcerated, and underrepresented in the ranks of active fathers. No women were in the audience. No reporters were allowed, for fear that their presence might frighten off fathers behind on their child-support payments.

22Apr2008 | Jeremiah | 1 comment | Continued
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The Definition of “Representin”

There is no denying it - in cities and states around the country, the news media make it a point to seek out those that they feel will portray the black man, woman, and sometimes even the black voter in the worst light possible. Enter Derrick Ashong and a CNN reporter known only as “Mike”.

3Apr2008 | Jeremiah | 1 comment | Continued
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Guilty troop-hating lawyer Jay Grodner Arrested

I mentioned this morning that lawyer Jay Grodner, accused of keying a Marine’s car on the eve of his deployment, was scheduled to appear at a hearing today. The hearing took place and reader Beverly Pearson e-mails an account of what happened:

2Feb2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued