Racism’s Still Alive

In a time when our nation has its first African- American President Barack Obama, it appears racism is still alive. Many eyebrows were raised this past Tuesday about nationally-syndicated, Atlanta-based radio host Neal Boortz’s outrageous comments about “Dead Thugs in ATL.”

” WE GOT TOO DAMN MANY URBAN THUGS, YO, RUINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE. AND I’LL TELL YOU WHAT IT’S GONNA TAKE. YOU PEOPLE, YOU ARE- YOU NEED TO HAVE A GUN. YOU NEED TO HAVE TRAINING. YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE THAT GUN. YOU NEED TO GET A PERMIT TO CARRY THAT GUN. AND YOU DO IN FACT NEED TO CARRY THAT GUN AND WE NEED TO SEE SOME DEAD THUGS LITTERING THE LANDSCAPE IN ATLANTA. WE NEED MORE DEAD THUGS IN THIS CITY.”

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Terrell Thomas

Political Quick Hits: May 20th Edition

Here’s your weekly quick look at a few developing stories in the political arena:

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Justin Burkhardt

One of the Worst (Muslim) Weeks Ever

Peace peeps. If you thought my blog on my experiences observing and partaking in the November elections in Maine was provocative, my latest musings on WireTapMag.org around the Fort Hood killings, the death of DC sniper-John Allen Muhammad and the trial of alleged “mastermind” of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (“Who’s Afraid of the ‘Muslim Boogeyman?’”) is sure to raise those stakes.

Check it out over at Wiretap!

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Joshua Fahiym Ratcliffe