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From PUSH to ‘nuts’ — Jesse Jackson’s incomprehensible gaffe

AMOS BROWN III - July 17, 2008

It was a stupid mistake. A hurtful verbal gaffe that insulted African-Americans almost as much as a 1984 remark insulted Jews. Just as he...

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Judging youth by the clothes they wear

SHANNON WILLIAMS - July 17, 2008

Perception is everything. Whether it’s fair or not, oftentimes the way people perceive others to be determines the way in which that person treats...

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Standing up for Michelle Obama

SHANNON WILLIAMS - July 10, 2008

Michelle Obama, wife of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, is a highly skilled and respectable woman. So much in fact that she graduated...

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Mayor Ballard and some Black ministers share credibility gap with community

AMOS BROWN III - July 10, 2008

The problem with asking for direct command and control of the police department is eventually you have to take responsibility. That’s what happened to...

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Texas gunslinger was judge, jury and executioner

SHANNON WILLIAMS - July 3, 2008

I have a comparison for you. Currently there is an African-American woman serving life in prison for shooting and killing the man who molested...

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The Star wants black politicians to waive their constitutional rights

AMOS BROWN III - July 3, 2008

The Editor of Indianapolis Star was agitated. I ran into Dennis Ryerson, the Star’s vice president and editor at the start of an off-the-record...

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Youths and questionable behavior

SHANNON WILLIAMS - June 26, 2008

What’s going on? As I watched the news last weekend, I kept asking myself that very question. I was saddened, disappointed and utterly disgusted...

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Jill Long Thompson needs to jump start her campaign and engage Black voters — now!

AMOS BROWN III - June 26, 2008

The big question for the over 1,700 Indiana Democrats gathered at their quadrennial state convention downtown Saturday was whether they can capitalize on the...

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A wake-up call

SHANNON WILLIAMS - June 19, 2008

When R&B singer R. Kelly was acquitted on all charges of child pornography last week, America should have woke up. Six years ago Kelly...

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Was May 30th tornado Indianapolis’ Katrina?

AMOS BROWN III - June 19, 2008

When a community is stricken by a disaster, the one thing they expect from their government is consistent, prompt response. Regrettably, for the mostly...

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