Posts by dr_fran
Florida ‘stand your ground’ law yields some shocking outcomes depending on how law is applied
An investigation into stand-your-ground laws shows the shocking ways they are invoked and applied to different Florida cases.
Read MoreFla. mom gets 20 years in jail for firing warning shots against abusive husband
A Florida woman’s defense failed to protect her from serving time in prison after defending herself against her abusive husband.
Read MoreWhy the Zimmerman Jury Failed Us
Harvard professor Lawrence Bobo explains how the Zimmerman verdict reflects the racism at America’s core – leading to the continual dehumanization of blacks. When cultural racism is this deeply embedded in America’s basic cultural toolkit, it need not be named or even consciously embraced to work its ill effects.
Read MoreBernard Lafayette: An Unsung Veteran of the Voting Rights Struggle
Bernard Lafayette is one of the founding fathers of the Voting Rights Act. He was part of a small interracial army of men and women who presented their bodies as living sacrifices for the Act. Some lost their friends, their families, their minds — even their lives. But 50 years after their greatest triumph, their struggle is in danger of being lost.
Read MoreJoining Together in Justice
In this opinion pieces, Charles Blow details the similarities between the fights for racial and sexual equality–and those who oppose both.
Read MorePaula’s Worst Ingredients
An analysis of Paula Deen’s bad behavior, including classism, that contribute to her workplace discrimination case.
Read MoreIn rejecting Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court says the South is no different than rest of country on race
Chief Justice John Roberts ejects the notion that the South of today has any lingering challenges that bar minorities from voting.
Read MoreJim Crow Returns: The Voting Rights Act Gutted Today!
A Supreme Court decision over voting rights ignores the barriers faced by some to vote, especially in the south, and backtracks on progress.
Read MorePaula Deen Scandal Continues As Employees Tell Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Of Alleged Discrimination
The public reacts to Paula Deen’s firing from the Food Network after employees that the cook and TV show host used a racial slur.
Read MoreRacially Biased Arrests for Pot
Arrests for marijuana use have targeted people of color, even though white people use the drug at similar rates.
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