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On this day in history – March 4, 2015
U.S. Department of Justice finds pervasive racial bias within police department and municipal court in Ferguson, Missouri, including targeting black people for stops, arrests, and uses of force. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 … Continue reading
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On this day in history – March 3, 1819
Congress creates federal program to “civilize” Native Americans.” From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is proud to present A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. America’s history … Continue reading
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On this day in history – March 2, 1807
Congress bans importation of slaves, effective January 1, 1808, but establishes no remedy for Africans illegally smuggled into the country after enactment of the ban. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal … Continue reading
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He Looks Good in Death?
Today, I look at a friend, A colleague, Hopefully resting in peace, Waiting, To be taken To his final resting place. We are taught Not to speak ill of the dead. I have no “ill words” for my friend, … Continue reading
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Zarafa
On my early morning ride on the #4 train the other morning, a young woman in Muslim garb, including a hijab covering her head, enters the train at Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn and stands by the door. She’s holding a … Continue reading
Remembering 9/11/
Almost everyone has a 9/11 memory. On that fateful day, I was on an uptown #4 train, heading to work. When the first plane struck the first tower at 8:46 AM, I was still underground, in a tunnel, riding the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn promenade, Manhattan Skyline, Twin Towers, World Trade Center, WTC
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Timeless Enemies, Timeless “little” White Lies
In my penultimate blog, I wrote about the TV series, “Timeless.” At the end, I mentioned Puerto Rican nationalist-revolutionary Oscar Lopez Rivera, and how the opposition to honoring him in the 2017 Puerto Rican Day Parade is connected to “Timeless,” … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 Puerto Rican Day Parade, America's Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate flag, David Ben Gurion, Deir Yassin Massacre, FALN, Founding Fathers, freedom fighters, Haganah, Irgun, Jerusalem, King David Hotel, Ku Klux Klan, Lehi, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Lopez Rivera, terrorist groups, terrorists, Timeless, Yizhak Shamir
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If I Were President
My first political lesson came, about fifty years ago, via television. As any other kid during that time, the Decisive Decade (the 1960s), while political assassinations, JFK, Malcolm X, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., RFK, and a host of … Continue reading
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Tagged "If I Were President", 2016 Election, classical democracy, Decisive Decade, democracy, Donald J. Trump, electoral college, Federal Republic, JFK, John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, political assassinations, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, RFK, Robert F. Kennedy, the 1960s, United States, United States politics, United States President, Voting
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