Good for the Federal Judge who issued a Temporary Injunction against the *cough cough* Ethics bill passed by the media enabled, TeaPublican, Alabama Legislature. You see, after they took control of the State House in November they got out their baseball bat and whacked AEA in knee and passed a bill which barred the Alabama Education Association, aka, the evil Teachers Union, from collecting dues via payroll deduction. Everyone knows this is a move to not only cripple AEA, it's to cut off both their legs at the knee.
The dawn of a post-racial society. Not.
If our nation ever is to approach that illusive goal of post-racial America, it must find a credible solution to the lingering disparities that burden the poor and other traditionally disadvantaged groups. The ideas can’t be imposed by those who see only political solutions to a dire situation without getting up close and personal with the people in need.
Voting is powerful.
Voting is powerful. It’s the difference in being spoken for by others and speaking for ourselves. It’s the difference between being half a citizen and being a whole citizen. It’s the difference between being recognized as fully human as opposed to being a little less than human. Voting is that powerful.
Which is probably why the TeaPublicans passed a bill requiring photo ID to vote. I wonder how much this is going to cost and who is going to pay for it? Snark
Alabamians would have to show photo identification at the polls before voting, with some exceptions, under a bill approved Tuesday by the state House of Representatives.On firing teachers and Tomahawk Missiles. That's right (pun intended) we're too broke to buy books but we can spend millions for bombs. Go figure.
Welcome to my world, same song different verse.
ON JUNE 12, 2010, while dropping a friend off at his house in Logan, I was pulled over by two uniformed Philadelphia police officers.
Although the stop made no sense to me - I had literally done nothing but let a friend out of the car and proceeded to the next stop sign - I used survival tactics that many black people are trained to use when pulled over by a police officer.
As the patrolmen approached me with their hands gripping their guns, their anxiety was contagious. Still, I remembered to keep both hands on the steering wheel, answer all questions and make no sudden movements.
Most important, I silently prayed that I would make it home that night alive. After all, for blacks, our behavior does not merely determine whether we get a ticket or a verbal warning. It determines whether we live or die.
Read on. Read often.
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