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After Requiring Voters to Show ID at the Polls, Alabama Closes DMVs In Predominately Black Counties 

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The state of Alabama announced that it will no longer be issuing drivers licenses in predominately African American counties.
(Wait for it.)
…Alabama now requires a photo ID to vote. 

After Demanding Voter ID Laws, Alabama Republicans Close DMVs In ALL Black Counties | Occupy Democrats

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50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration – The Atlantic

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Politicians are suddenly eager to disown failed policies on American prisons, but they have failed to reckon with the history. Reconsidering Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report on “The Negro Family,” 50 years later.

50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration – The Atlantic

Sigh…

Greek airline apologizes for pushing Arabs off flight after protest by Jews 

On By peanutgallerynhIn Middle East,, Race,, Religion,1 Comment

The Aegean Airlines’ CEO wrote to a Palestinian leader who had said the “appalling behavior by the Israeli passengers is reminiscent of the worst years of the South African apartheid.”

Greek airline apologizes for pushing Arabs off flight after protest by Jews | Jewish Telegraphic Agency

An apology is a paltry start. This sort of bigotry is the kind that fueled the trains into concentration camps in WWII. The “Jews” who complained should be the ones prevented from flying, as well as the employees who acquiesced to their bigoted and evil demands.

The response to an Israeli official’s ban on a Jewish-Arab love story? A video of Jews and Arabs kissing 

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Tel Aviv liberals respond to an education ministry decision to ban a book about forbidden love between Jews and Muslims with a video of strangers from each side kissing each other.

Ironically, its almost impossible to tell who is Israeli and who is Palestinian in the video.

Ministry officials were worried that the “intimate relations between Jews and non-Jews threatens the separate identity,” reported Israeli daily Haaretz, which broke the story.

The response to an Israeli official’s ban on a Jewish-Arab love story? A video of Jews and Arabs kissing – The Washington Post

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The Massie Murder: The Most Infamous Legal Case in Hawaii’s History

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“The Massie Case was more than a true-crime drama. It was a pivotal moment in the history of Hawaii, one that exposed a white supremacist social order (both locally and nationwide) and provided the seedbed for subsequent change throughout the islands,” says Stannard in his book, “Honor Killing.”

…A neglected gravestone in Kalihi, where a victim of vigilante justice is buried, is the only physical reminder of a trial that made national headlines.

Denby Fawcett: The Most Infamous Legal Case in Hawaii’s History – Civil Beat News

What Working At McDonald’s Taught Me About Privilege 

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Had I gone to a manager and complained that I become anxious when the restaurant is busy or that hearing complaints from customers made me nervous, the manager would have concluded that this was simply not the right job for me. 

…Before you encourage someone to practice “self care” in its current definition, think about in what situations this is actually useful or feasible advice  

…We must remember that putting oneself first is the essence of privilege, and that, in order to grow, we must leave this selfish mindset behind.

What Working At McDonald’s Taught Me About Privilege | The Odyssey