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Category: Racism
Mapping Juan Crow Cities
I am migrating a few of my favorite blog posts over the past year to my personal blog. I apologize if this causes issues with your RSS feeds. Do you really live in a racially diverse city in the United Read More …
SCOTUS: Referring to a Black Man as a “Boy” is Not Racial Discrimination
Two conservative Alabama juries made history by making a decision in a racial discrimination case in favor of African-American plaintiffs and rewarding them damages, only to see their efforts squashed by a U.S. Court of Appeals decision. Apparently, calling an Read More …
Dissenting: On Cultural Elitism in the Law
Drug Enforcement Agency agents, suspecting Juan Pineda-Moreno of growing marijuana, snuck onto his property in the middle of the night and planted a GPS device on the bottom of his Jeep. Pineda-Moreno admitted to the marijuana charges (lets not get Read More …
“But I’m Not Racist; I Have Black Friends” – An Answer
I bet you’ve heard someone use that statement as a defense, at least once in your lifetime. Heck, “I have black friends” even made the Urban Dictionary as a phrase used to qualify racist words and behavior. When it comes Read More …
The Case for Race-Based Jury Nullification
Should a juror be allowed to return a non-guilty verdict even if s/he is convinced that the defendant is guilty of the crime in question? Such a move is called jury nullification. It may be a misleading term for it Read More …