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Black Lives Matter … more to White Cops than Black Thugs

Monday, January 9, 2017 at 3:49 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Arguably, the defining feature of black America in recent years has been the eruption of street protests every time a cop killed a black man. In each case, protesters vented existential angst with chants of: Black Lives Matter! In fact, the spectre of white cops killing black men now dominates national consciousness, so much so… Read more.

Tyshawn Lee: Excuse Me, Which Black Lives Matter?

Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Michael Brown was a Black 18-year-old who a White police officer, Darren Wilson, shot in Ferguson last year, when he resisted arrest after allegedly perpetrating a strong-arm robbery. This killing triggered outrage that is still reverberating. Tyshawn Lee was a Black 9-year-old who a Black gang member shot in Chicago this week, when he was just playing… Read more.