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The skinny black kid from the south side of Chicago

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

about to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
I never thought it would happen in my lifetime, but here it is. This smart, accomplished, handsome, brave, charismatic man with the big ears and the 50,000 megawatt smile is giving us a chance to be better than we have been, better than [...]

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Tags: Angels · Election 2008 · Obama · Race

Is Spanish “Banner” a litmus test for racism?

April 28th, 2006 · 3 Comments

None of the arguments in favor of coming down hard on undocumented immigrants rings true. They all seem to have undercurrents of manufactured fear and unacknowledged racism.
People fool themselves that their only concern is for the rule of law, the letter of the law - even though most of these same people aren’t quite [...]

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Tags: Immigration · Race

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

April 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Anyone who tells you racism isn’t still deeply ingrained in American society is lying. Either to you or to himself.
Out of nowhere, it rears its head, and we’ve all seen it happen. For us, it most recently came when we were trying to find a home for an abandoned puppy. A young [...]

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Tags: Race