A Toast to Newt

The end of a campaign is too often treated like the death of a person—say something nice, at least for now, or keep your mouth shut. In the case of the much-belated official demise of Newt Gingrich's presidential bid, the kid-glove treatment might be considered especially app …

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How to Complain About a Church-State Violation

As more people become dissatisfied with efforts by religious extremists to inject their beliefs into our secular government, efforts to protect separation of church and state may become more common. And as more of us embrace reality over faith, we may gradually become more willin …

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Why the National Day of Prayer Must End

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George Zimmerman's fundraising website disabled

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Sen. Lugar Latest High-Profile Republican Accused of Voter Fraud as GOP Fraud Epidemic Continues

While the GOP and its operatives have been on a tear over the last year (and many more), falsely claiming an epidemic of Democratic "voter fraud" meriting the potential disenfranchisement of tens of thousands of legal (and mostly Democratic) voters through polling place Photo ID  …

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Atheism & Politics | National Atheist Party

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David Blackwell: Black Math Pioneer

There was a time when David Blackwell, the first black member of  the National Academy of Sciences, was shunned by his colleagues because of his race, denied the right to attend lectures and do research at Princeton University and blocked from a post at the University of Cal …

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Walmart and ALEC: Time to End Ties

Until a few weeks ago, many of us didn't know the name ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. But the Trayvon Martin tragedy and debate around Florida's "Stand your ground" law has uncovered the nationwide, systematic work by ALEC to advance cookie-cutter legislation th …

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Childhood Obesity: Chicago Schools Bring Back Physical Education

Rising childhood-obesity rates spur officials to restore physical education.

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Rush Limbaugh Gets Disturbing Message About Obama and ‘Minions’ When He Tried to Use Apple’s Siri | TheBlaze.com

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Five Myths About Crime in Black America—and the Statistical Truths - COLORLINES

In the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death, we’ve seen a lot of discussion of the larger societal issues that play into how and when people are perceived as criminals. There were hoodies, there were marches, and there were frank talks from parent to child about how to mi …

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Trayvon Martin: A Moment or A Movement

Since the murder of Trayvon Martin and non arrest of confessed killer George Zimmerman, people of African descent in America, have taken to the streets in mass numbers. Black people of all ages, politicians, entertainers and professional athletes have all expressed their feelings …

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NAACP Takes Voting Rights Campaign to UN | The Afro-American Newspapers | Your Community. Your History. Your News.

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The Trayvon Blues

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Genital Politics

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For black Sanford residents, a history of distrusting police

When Sanford's black residents talk about the "good old boy" network, they often mean the Sanford police department, which for many, embodies the worst aspects of the old south.

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Howard Morgan, Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing

As much of the country follows the Trayvon Martin case, activists in Chicago are hoping to bring some of that attention to Howard Morgan, a former Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by white officers -- and lived to tell his side of the story.

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Black Marine veteran, 68, shot dead by police after wearable medical alert gadget went off in error

The Trayvon Martin story remains in national headlines this week, but little media attention has been paid to a similarly troubling case: that of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old Marine vet killed in his home last November by police officers in White Plains, NY. The off …

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In Ponzi We Trust | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine

In Ponzi We Trust Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul is a scheme made famous by Charles Ponzi. Who was this crook whose name graces this scam?

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D.C. Holds Events To Celebrate Emancipation Act | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio

Congress passed the act during the Civil War, and when President Abraham Lincoln signed it in 1862, nine months before he issued the more famous emancipation proclamation, it freed more than 3,000 slaves in Washington.

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How Can the Architects of Crisis Investigate It?

Guest Author: William K. Black is Associate professor of Economics at University of Missouri, Kamsas City.

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Journal E: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America

Searching  through America's past for the last 25 years, collector James Allen  uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy: photographs and postcards  taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout America. With essays by Hilton       & …

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Trayvon Martin and the Deadly Legacy of Vigilantism - COLORLINES

The unprovoked killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has sparked widespread national outrage, particularly among black Americans. The particulars of the case are, at best, tragic, and at worst, horrifying: Martin was visiting a friend of his father’s in a small gated commun …

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