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In Ferguson, As Elsewhere, Voting Is What Matters

Arnold Hamilton - November 30, 2014 0

BY FROMA HARROP In covering the violence engulfing Ferguson, MO, media routinely cite the following numbers to explain the frustration of the minority community there: Ferguson’s population is two-thirds African-American, yet the mayor, five of the six City Council members and nearly the entire police force are white. But there are other numbers. In the […]

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Do You Know Where Your Oxen Are?

Arnold Hamilton - November 30, 2014 1

BY DAVID PERRYMAN In the Book of Exodus , Hebrew law provides the remedy when neighbors’ oxen fight to the death of one. The neighbors...

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Privilege

Arnold Hamilton - November 28, 2014 1

BY SHARON MARTIN The thing about privilege is that those who have it often don’t realize it. The divide between those who believe it is OK...

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A Thankful Thanksgiving

Arnold Hamilton - November 27, 2014 0

BY CECIL ACUFF Thanksgiving was once an exclusive Yankee holiday, practiced by every northern state, not on the same day. No southern states participated. President George...

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Thanksgiving: From The White House To Walmart

Arnold Hamilton - November 26, 2014 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Thanksgiving – a time of grace and family sharing – will start with an extra-graceful act from the White House this year. Just as every president since Lincoln has done, Barack Obama will grant clemency to two turkeys that otherwise could’ve become the main entree for the First Family’s holiday dinner. This […]