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As we now move into the official Political Aftermath period of the Boston bombing — the period that will determine the long-term legislative fallout of the atrocity — the dynamics of privilege will undoubtedly influence the nation’s collective reaction to the attacks. That’s because privilege tends to determine: 1) which groups are — and are not — collectively denigrated or targeted for the unlawful actions of individuals; and 2) how big and politically game-changing the overall reaction ends up being. This has been most obvious in the context of recent mass shootings. In those awful episodes, a religious or ethnic...

From Friday, May 28 through Monday, May 31: National Black Power Convention Attacks Major Black Issues; Draws Over 50 National Black Leaders And Organizations WHAT: News Conferences on This Weekends NATIONAL Black Power Convention and Black Power Convention Schedule of Events WHERE: Morris Brown College, 643 Martin Luther King Drive NW Atlanta- Gymnasium TIME OF NEWS CONFERENCES: Monday May 24th 1:00 PM and Wednesday May 26th at 1:00pm. Organizers will be present. TIME OF CONVENTION: Friday, May 28th through Mon May 31st Convention begins Friday May 28th at 12:00 noon Main Leadership Rally Begins at 6:00PM Friday. Workshops on Saturday...

Neither the CBS Evening News nor NBC Nightly News, in their East coast feeds Thursday night, noted the Muslim religious beliefs of the mass killer at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, but ABC anchor Charles Gibson wasn't cowed by political correctness as he teased World News, “Fort Hood tragedy: An Army officer, a Muslim convert, is the suspect in a shooting spree...” Introducing his first story, Gibson referred to how Major Nidal Malik Hasan “an army officer, a Muslim, opened fire with handguns...” (With a range of frequency, during late afternoon/early evening coverage, CNN, FNC and MSNBC all...

(Ansonia-WTNH, Apr. 8, 2006 11:20 PM) _ An Ansonia 12-year-old is in some trouble tonight after he claims he was abducted and assaulted by White men in robes. The boy claimed that he was attacked because of the color of his skin. Now, it turns out that Ansonia police have determined the boy's story is a lie. Ansonia police told us earlier today they were investigating a claim of an assault to a child. His mother originally told us her child told her he was the target of racism. In fact, she was so scared she, and the NAACP asked...

He falsely claimed he was jumped by five thugs who cut off his hair Members of the Lower Mainland Sikh community are calling for charges to be laid against a 17-year-old Sikh youth who made up a story that he was attacked by five thugs who beat him up and cut off his hair. But one immigration expert says criminal charges aren't the answer. Richmond RCMP reported Saturday the youth staged the attack, injuring himself and cutting off his own hair. The young man confessed to police when they reinterviewed him Friday evening, according to an RCMP press release. The...