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Category: Racism
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Some people believe the clout of the police unions is too powerful and that they should be abolished, or at least weakened. Is that a way to begin reforming policing? No way! There’s a belief that politicians of both parties are scared stiff of retaliation by the police union if they support reforms. Others complain…
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It seems these days that no one is a racist, particularly President Trump. Take his word for it: “I don’t have a racist bone in my body.” (Tweet on July 16, 2019) How often have you heard a person proclaim, “I am not a racist”? The phrase comes from people who soon will be talking…
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December 7, 1941 – August 6, 1945 – November 22, 1963 April 4, 1968 – September 11, 2001 What do these dates have in common? For me, they are dates I will never forget. (If you’re not sure what the dates refer to, see end of this comment.) Today, I reflect upon that day 50 years ago today,…
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No doubt, President Donald Trump’s comments about “shit hole” countries is racist. Whether he said them or not is beside side the point. There have been too many Trump tweets and comments with racist overtones to overlook them. The president is certainly racist, and the evidence was there long before his vulgar comment last week…
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Is Milwaukee less racist than it was 50 years ago when the disturbances in the summer of 1967 ended up with three deaths, many injuries, looted storefronts and put the city in a weeklong curfew? As one who has lived in Milwaukee for nearly all his 88 years and has seen change occur, you’d hope…
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Far too many union members and African-Americans today may never have heard of A. Philip Randolph, not realizing the contributions he made both to the civil rights movement and to labor. Norman Hill, longtime labor and civil rights activist and president emeritus of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, outlined the major legacy that Randolph left…
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It’s hard to forget certain dates. Today, April 4, is one of them. It is exactly 46 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I remember exactly where I was when I learned of his death in Memphis, where he was gunned down on the balcony of the Loraine Motel while participating…
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Criticizing the President is a great American past-time, and certainly there has been no lack of criticism toward Barack Obama. And, such criticism of a President is proper and within bounds, when it concerns policies. But the personal attacks have been something else, such as the innuendo and rumor thrown at Mr. Obama by the…
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A Review: “Time & Place ‘In the life of B and K,’” by Khalil Coleman. Publisher: Changing Lives Through Literature, PO Box 76169, Milwaukee WI 53216, $13.00. 40 pages. Still in his early 20s, Khalil Coleman is determined to change the fortunes of young male African-Americans, and he’s turning to literature to help make it…
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