The trooper’s authority over Bland ended when he wrote her a warning ticket. But he extended that traffic stop … And for that he is morally — and a civil court may find him legally — responsible for what happened to Sandra Bland in that jail cell.
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Sandra Bland’s Fate Sealed by Bad Policing
Posted July 28th, 2015 at 1:46 pm (UTC-4)
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‘I Identify as Black.’ But Is She?
Posted June 17th, 2015 at 2:20 pm (UTC-4)
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The case of Rachel Dolezal, the NAACP official who resigned after her parents revealed she is racially white, has become a lightening rod for self-identity. Her story set off a complex and uncomfortable national conversation about race, America’s history of racism and whether or not a white person can become black – just as Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn.
Donald Trump’s Dangerous KKK Game
The truth is Trump himself is probably not a hardcore racist. Instead, he is something worse than a racist. He is a racial opportunist… he has figured out a way to use racists to advance his quest for power. And in doing so, he is playing with the worst kind of fire.