Prophetic Genius of Gil Scott Heron
Gil Scott Heron (1949-2011) was more than a legendary entertainer. He was a social and political visionary that helped to inspire generations of young gifted and talent poets, spoken word artists, rappers, and a global cadre.
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High Court Orders State Prison Population Slashed: Inland Officials Brace for Inmate Shift to Counties
The California prison system is so overcrowded that its conditions are, "incompatible with the concept of human dignity."
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Your Take: Threat to Blacks in the Public Sector
Radical conservative politicians want to slash city, county and state jobs -- and undercut the economic security of African-American families, says this union official.
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Flawed Exam Cost Blacks More Than Jobs
Had Arthur Lewis Jr. been hired after taking a 1995 entrance exam to be a Chicago firefighter he could have been promoted three times by now.
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HBCU Civil Rights Lawsuit
"If you create a ballpark in a cornfield, it doesn't mean the baseball players will come," Assistant Attorney General Campbell Killefer recently told a federal court judge, in tones of disgust.
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