The details of the shooting in Charleston at the historic Emanuel AME Church continue to unfold. We had a picture of the suspect and his car. Then, we had his name: Dylann Moody. Now, there is a suspect in custody. The names, pictures and stories of his victims are being released. In turn, our grief […]
Many of us are waking up to the news of a shooting in Charleston at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The shooter, a 21 year old man now identified as Dylann Roofer, actually attended the prayer service with his would- be victims before taking nine lives. One woman who survived the shooting spree said that […]
A recent Facebook posting by a fourth grade teacher in Texas or maybe I should say former teacher of Friendship Independent School District has set off a firestorm. Karen Fitzbiggons has said more than a mouthful in response to yet another example of police misconduct. This time it was in McKinney, Texas at a pool party. […]
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma released a song (although anonymously) that the university’s president, David Boren, called “disgraceful” in a speech this afternoon. Apparently headed to a party, the young men decided to prepare themselves for a good time by chanting these words: “There will never be a ni**** SAE. […]
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