" . . . By this time, Zimmerman is losing his patience. “I’ve gone through it a million times.” Despite his passion for justice, repeated questions about the death of a 17-year-old boy at his own hands annoys him.

Soon after, the interview devolved into pleasantries. Zimmerman says he’s taking his wife to the beach for the weekend, and the lead officer asks, “Which beach?”

Then they let him go."

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OUR COMMON GROUND Voice Bruce Dixon raises the right questions which is why he can extend the right answers.

"As a straight black man, I feel less safe in the United States than I have ever felt. I am fighting a deep sense of regret for risking all on the behalf of gay marriage and God knows I do not want to feeI that way.  It is morally wrong but very real in my soul. I know it was the right thing to do because I felt called by the tradition of the black freedom struggle and my God to do so. Perhaps, if there is such a thing, I have “believer’s remorse”.

OUR COMMON GROUND Friend, Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou In the spirit . . .

"The Global Media Agency Session will include executives from Horizon Media, Group M, Zenith Optimedia, Omnicom Group, Carat USA and Campbell Ewald. The Radio Group Head CEO Discussion will include insight on the future of radio from the heads of Emmis Communications, Radio One, Summit Media Group and Cox Radio"

So who really controls "urban radio" ?

This is the government on an overdose of BS.  If this happened 10 years ago, it would be different and have some significant import. Who is the FCC fooling ?  A range of 2-10 miles, you could have a conference call for neighborhood organizing.

On June 14, the Chicago Public Schools sent layoff notices to 850 school employees, including 550 teachers. 

In an effort to find out whether American corporations are the kind of “citizens” that believe that they have national obligations, Remapping Debate contacted the representatives of more than 80 corporations. Most had no comment, a striking finding in and of itself.

Luxembourg, Norway and Switzerland all spend more than the U.S. on elementary and secondary education.

"Why, in 2013, when interracial marriages, while not even close to the number of same-race unions, are at an all-time high, acceptance is steadily growing, and our nation wrestles with legalizing gay marriage, did this Cheerios ad ignite such strong reactions?"

"Even among those students, Fisher did not particularly stand out. Court records show her grade point average (3.59) and SAT scores (1180 out of 1600) were good but not great for the highly selective flagship university. The school’s rejection rate that year for the remaining 841 openings was higher than the turn-down rate for students trying to get into Harvard.

As a result, university officials claim in court filings that even if Fisher received points for her race and every other personal achievement factor, the letter she received in the mail still would have said no."