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Dave Chappelle's Experience Shows Connecticut's Racism
One little-explored aspect of Dave Chappelle’s “meltdown” during a performance in Hartford last week is the significance of where the incident took place, journalist and Connecticut native Ann-Marie Adams argues in a piece at Ebony. She argues that Connecticut, rather than being a liberal oasis, is a racial hotbed. Location is a crucial unit of analysis for Chappelle’s…
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Why Blacks Should Support Immigration Reform
(The Root) — Reduced to its very essence, the contention over immigration reform is about numbers, meaning how many immigrants of color will further alter the complexion of America and how they might vote. For that reason, African Americans should care about the outcome of the current debate in Washington, D.C., because it is about…
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Newtown Exposes Politics and Privilege of Gun Violence
The extra attention that politicians will pay to gun control issues after the Newtown, Conn., tragedy is a blessing for urban communities, writes Ann-Marie Adams in the Hartford Guardian, even if it does expose the fact that for too long, people in power are moved to action only when gun violence reaches their own communities.…
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