August 2014
August 19th, 2014
Written by Jim Kuhnhenn - ... in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The heavy police response and the presence and use of military artillery during the protest in Ferguson, Missouri over the death of the unarmed teen, Michael Brown, is raising concerns. Calling for a sharp separation between the nation's armed forces and local police, President Barack Obama on Monday urged a re-examination of programs that have equipped civilian law enforcement departments with...
August 19th, 2014
Written by Jesse Washingto... in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
The death of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, by a police officer is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice as tension continues to escalate between residents of Ferguson, Missouri and law enforcement agencies, which now include the National Guard.
The DOJ has mounted an unusually swift and aggressive response to the death of Michael Brown, from an independent autopsy to dozens...
August 18th, 2014
Written by Julie Pace - AP... in All About Family, Race Relations with 0 Comments
When it comes to issues involving race, President Obama walks a fine line as the first African-American president of the United States. It was again evident when he avoided mentioning race as he reminded us that we are all a part of one American family in his statement following the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, at the hands of a police officer in Ferguson Missouri.
For President...
August 18th, 2014
Written by Samantha Bryson in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
An attorney, newly elected as the first black president of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, turned a false arrest into a future of helping others navigate an unjust justice system. Sam Perkins credits the start of his nearly 30-year career as a criminal defense attorney to the handful of weeks he spent as a criminal defendant, albeit a wrongly accused one, in the late 1960s...
August 15th, 2014
Written by Toby Sterling -... in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
The image of Black Pete image as a helper and sidekick of Santa Claus will change after coming under fire in recent years as being racist. Amsterdam's mayor and the organizers of a large children's winter festival have unveiled plans to overhaul the image of "Black Pete" - the sidekick to the Dutch Santa Claus - after protests that the character exhibited racist elements.
Mayor Eberhard van der...