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Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses his problems with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that permits police to take DNA samples from anyone who commits a serious crime. In an unusual position for him, Robinson agrees with dissenting conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. The words “Antonin Scalia was right” do not flow easily for me. But [...]

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In an interview with Colorlines‘ Julianne Hing, artist Janine Macbeth discusses sharing gender roles. The artist talks about how mothers are actually detached from the parenting process because of how demanding their role is. She explains that to protect herself and her family, she and her husband have had to share the responsibilities of mother and [...]

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(The Root) — When I heard that ABC was launching an American version of the BBC drama Mistresses, which follows the trials and tribulations of four women who behave as mistresses by choice and sometimes by happenstance, I was intrigued. I immediately wondered if ABC’s new show, which has the same title, could match the [...]

Continue Reading ‘Mistresses’ vs. ‘Scandal’: A Difference?

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“Let me put it this way,” began Salim Muwakkil, the veteran Chicago writer, in a Facebook posting Wednesday. “I’ve known Assata Shakur from the days when she was known as Joanne Chesimard. “What’s more, while working as a journalist for the Associated Press, I covered the deadly encounter on the NJ Turnpike that resulted in [...]

Continue Reading FBI Terrorist List: Guilty by Association?

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Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:32 a.m. EDT: The jury in Zimmerman’s second-degree-murder trial will be sequestered for period of time needed to try the case, the judge assigned to the case announced Thursday. She predicted the trial would take two to four weeks once jury selection is complete, the Miami Herald reports. Thursday, June 13, [...]

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Writing for Clutch magazine, Yesha Callahan rounds up the back-and-forth between advocates such as members of the Congressional Native American Caucus and the NFL brass they’re lobbying to get the r-word removed from the football team’s name. It’s an ongoing effort that does not appear to be successful. (Team owner Dan Snyder has said, “We’ll never [...]

Continue Reading Despite Protests, R-Word Stays in ‘Washington Redskins’

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Like Chaka Khan once crooned, “It ain’t all good,” and this is the sentiment writer Lauren Lyons expresses in a piece at the Huffington Post. She speaks openly about how she sometimes thinks the struggles in her life are an anomaly because of everyone else’s positive updates on Facebook. Lyons encourages people to share their [...]

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Slate magazine’s crime correspondent, Justin Peters, argues that the strategy that has reduced Chicago’s homicide rate this year — by putting more police officers on the street — will unravel when the money that pays for their overtime runs out. He also cites Chicago’s infamous weather as a possible factor.  The fact is that you [...]

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