The South, where more than half of the Black U.S. population lives, has based its economic appeal on the stinginess of its social safety net, the relative poverty of its people, and the savagery of its criminal justice system. Capitalism truly turns morality upside down. By Margaret Kimberly  Black Agenda Report  December 14, 2016  Mississippi More
The Hum of the Blood of the Earth                                       after Pare Lorentz  By Susu Jeffrey  Water roaring over rocks in Dakotah, Min-ne-rah-rah                 the sound of the falls  discovered by Father Hennepin    whilst a prisoner      of native people                 hard limestone                 overlays                       sand               stone Big River More
President Obama's remarks were a candid reminder that racism continues to thrive, and in large part, due to our reluctance and inability to grapple with it. By Lauren Rankin July 22, 2013  policymic.com On Friday, President Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, delivered an unexpected and incredibly personal addition to the national conversation surrounding More
President Obama's remarks were a candid reminder that racism continues to thrive, and in large part, due to our reluctance and inability to grapple with it. By Lauren Rankin July 22, 2013  policymic.com On Friday, President Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, delivered an unexpected and incredibly personal addition to the national conversation surrounding More
