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Great Ideas*

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
They say things that make us angry can serve as a catalyst for change. Last week, one of Dallas' gems inspired me to kick this blog back into gear**.  I got very angry at the 2:35 mark of this video (watch from the beginning because the first two minutes or so are absolutely beautiful).  

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Black Scholars Get Arrested Too

Monday, July 20th, 2009

  Harvard Professor Henry "Skip" Louis Gates Jr. was arrested last week at his home for "exhibiting loud and tumultuous behavior.”  I'm trying to approach thiswithout bias but that's easier said than done. I can't help but carry these stories with me. Granted we only have one side of the story (peep the police… Read More

Family Files $25 mill Lawsuit Over Fatal Oakland BART Shooting

Monday, January 5th, 2009
The family of Oscar Grant, the 22-year-old man who was fatally shot by a BART transit officer, is suing the transit agency for $25 million. Grant, who was unarmed, was killed early New Year's morning at an Oakland station after police arrived to break up a fight. Newly released video of the shooting shows that he was not resisting when one of the officers fired his weapon.   [Go here, if this video doesn't work]    Read More