Category Archives: Local news

* Why racism no longer matters to me

The last straw for certain things came with a Baltimore Sun front page banner headline:

Skepticism, despair as killings continue
Residents question city response; Four day death toll stands at 12.

I anticipate no response from Julia CravenJenee Desmond-HarrisTa-Nehisi CoatesStacey Patton, or Brittney Cooper.[*]

What was the last straw?

In short, it’s time for me to stop concerning myself with racism and race.

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* The murder of Terron Singleton

Bookmarks:
The murder of Terron SingletonA greedy church. Really greedy.“Looking while black”The homeless get a bad rapMartin O’Malley’s gaffe
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* I anticipate more riots.

I don’t normally allow myself to imagine untoward events in the future.  However, I do anticipate more riots when the Baltimore police verdicts come down.

Many, many people, black and white, have misconceived the trial and have set their hearts on outcomes that cannot obtain.

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* This teen won’t go to prison, even after he hacked 50,700 computers

Bookmarks:
This teen won’t go to prisonNo one cares what black folk think.A thumbs-up for HilaryMaryland mom ditches baby — literally
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