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Nov 3, 2022

Kanye, we hardly knew Ye.

We cannot ignore the Kanye train wreck. Here’s why. — In my house, when I was a kid, my parents cared deeply about everything related to race, politics, and justice. They talked race night and day. Morning, noon, and night. My father was what we used to call, in the parlance of the 1960s, a “race man.” He believed that…

Kanye

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Kanye, we hardly knew Ye.
Kanye, we hardly knew Ye.
Kanye

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Oct 5, 2022

The Bold and the Brilliant. Justice Brown Jackson in Action.

But Why Are We Surprised? Much is being made this morning about the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appearance this First week of October. And that is good, I suppose. I’m always happy to see a sister get some props. Yet, we should know by now that Justice Jackson is wickedly smart, with an academic record…

SCOTUS

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The Bold and the Brilliant. Justice Brown Jackson in Action.
The Bold and the Brilliant. Justice Brown Jackson in Action.
SCOTUS

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Aug 28, 2022

The Ghost of Emmett Till

We think we know the story of Emmett Till, but do we? I am writing a book. It’s not about Emmett Till, yet every person I speak to about this book says his name. Every single one. They invoke the name of Emmett Till long before I get to the…

Raceinamerica

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The Ghost of Emmett Till
The Ghost of Emmett Till
Raceinamerica

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Jun 24, 2022

Roe v. Wade. The End.

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Roe v. Wade . The Court ruled in favor of the anonymous Jane Roe with a companion decision in Doe v. Bolton. Today a different Supreme Court reversed Roe v. …

Roe V Wade

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Roe v. Wade. The End.
Roe v. Wade. The End.
Roe V Wade

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May 25, 2022

George Floyd’s America. And Ours.

Two years ago today, George Floyd pleaded for air, his mother, and his life. With tragic irony, he also breathed new energy into the movement for civil rights and Black lives. At that very moment, his fellow African Americans were also dying from COVID, at twice the national rate of…

George Floyd

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George Floyd’s America. And Ours.
George Floyd’s America. And Ours.
George Floyd

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May 17, 2022

Blood On Their Hands

Laying the Blame for Buffalo Where it Belongs — In June 2015, President Barack Obama stood at the podium at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston and started to sing. Obama delivered the eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, murdered with eight other Black members of his congregation, all gunned down by a white supremacist who…

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Blood On Their Hands
Blood On Their Hands

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May 5, 2022

The War On Women

The Fight for our Bodies, Our Voice, Our Lives — This country has never been for us. We were property sold by fathers to husbands, changing our surnames from one patriarch to the next. We could not inherit, own a house, or conduct business without a man by our side until the 19th Century. …

Roe V Wade

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The War On Women
The War On Women
Roe V Wade

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Feb 9, 2022

Slavery Days are Over. Why Isn’t Football?

American football is a plantation industry. The majority-Black workforce sacrifices body and soul. The white owners and the league make billions. I love football. I grew up loving it. Because my father loved it. He loved it because it made it possible for him to go to college. For free. He also loved football because it taught him dignity and discipline, strength, and power. Football taught him to believe in himself…

Sports

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Slavery Days are Over. Why Isn’t Football?
Slavery Days are Over. Why Isn’t Football?
Sports

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Jan 27, 2022

My Pick for the Supreme Court

With the resignation of Justice Breyer, President Biden has his first opportunity to name a justice to the United States Supreme Court. “I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a black woman on the Supreme Court,” Biden promised during the 2020 presidential campaign, “to make sure we, in fact, get…

Supreme Court

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My Pick for the Supreme Court
My Pick for the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

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Jan 24, 2022

America’s Greatest Lawyer — Ever — Died Twenty-NineYears Ago Today.

Thurgood Marshall Wants You To Get To Work A little girl is walking to school. She walks many blocks. Then she walks through the railroad yards. Eventually, she crosses a busy avenue, only to stand and wait. And wait. And wait, as the sun comes up, for the bus to arrive. The bus then carries her the mile…

Raceinamerica

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America’s Greatest Lawyer — Ever — Died Twenty-NineYears Ago, Today.
America’s Greatest Lawyer — Ever — Died Twenty-NineYears Ago, Today.
Raceinamerica

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jami floyd

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Civil Rights Journalist. Decoder of Law. Social: @jamifloyd. Website: jamifloyd.com.

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