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June 2015 Blog Posts (22)

Who is Burning America’s Black Churches---And Why?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The count of black churches in the South that have been torched is not the six that have been burned since the massacre of nine blacks at Charleston's Emmanuel AME Church, but 37. The church burnings occurred in a period of not two weeks but over 18…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 30, 2015 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable Announces Impact Micro Cash Award Winners

The Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable announced two special Impact Micro Cash Awards on Tuesday, June 30. The awards are to Wisdom from the Field, an organizing and mentoring program for young male scholars, and Media Done Responsibly, a media literacy training program for students of color.

The…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 29, 2015 at 9:08am — No Comments

Why Are So Many Schools Still Named Robert E. Lee?

At last count there were twenty-two elementary schools in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and, of all places in Long Beach and San Diego, California named after the top Confederate general Robert E. Lee. The even bigger irony and insult is that a significant number of minority…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 28, 2015 at 9:33pm — No Comments

Civil Rights leaders Demand Long Beach California Drop Robert E. Lee Name

 

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other  civil rights leaders on Friday, June 26 will launch a public "Rename the Robert E. Lee School Campaign" on Saturday June 27 demanding Long Beach School officials  rename Robert E. Lee…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 26, 2015 at 7:51am — No Comments

Charleston Memorial Services May Mark a Turning Point for America on Race

 



The Charleston memorial services for the nine blacks massacred at Emmanuel AME church will be more than memorial services. They may mark a turning point for America on race. The massive national and international attention combined with the raw tears and emotions at all the…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 25, 2015 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Los Angeles Civil Rights Leaders Applaud Amazon's Scrap of Confederate Items Sale

Action Establishes a Model for Social Commercial Responsibility by Retailers

  

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other  civil rights leaders on Tuesday, June 23 applauded…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 23, 2015 at 4:33pm — No Comments

President Obama is Hardly the first U.S. President to say “nigger”

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

 

President Obama raised eyebrows and took some heat for using the word “nigger” publicly. But he’s far from the first U.S. President to utter the word to make their point. A point in their usage of the pejorative slur that is far…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 22, 2015 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Why The Confederate Flag Will Continue to Fly—For Now

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says take it down. Present GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush says take it down. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will say a qualified take it down. The “it” is the Confederate Flag. They now want the flag removed from…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 22, 2015 at 10:01am — 1 Comment

Attorney General Lynch Must Not Hesitate in Hate Prosecution of Roof

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The moment Dylan Roof massacred nine black churchgoers at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina the usual debate flared up. That is whether the feds had reason and authority to press a hate crime prosecution against him. Pundits and legal experts gave the…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 20, 2015 at 8:23am — No Comments

Charleston Nine Victims of Hate Crime Violence Fund Announced

 

 

Welcome to Emanuel

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Los Angeles civil rights leaders will announce the establishment of a "Charleston Nine Victims of Hate Violence Fund" to aid the families of the nine hate murder victims at Charleston's Emmanuel AME Church. The Los Angles…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 18, 2015 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Police and Prosecutors Still Foot Drag on Hate Crimes

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The suspected racially motivated massacre at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina by alleged shooter Dylann Roof drew shocked gasps, rage, and a renewed focus on hate violence in the country. That’s fine. But it doesn’t focus on the continued greater…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 18, 2015 at 11:27am — No Comments

Results, not Race are what Should Matter

Results, not Race are what Should Matter

Pedro Baez

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Added by Pedro Baez on June 14, 2015 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Hillary Doesn’t Have to Apologize for Bill’s Alleged Racial Sins

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Just what exactly did Bill Clinton say and do that was so racially terrible in the run-up to the infamous pivotal 2008 Democratic presidential contest in South Carolina? It’s worth revisiting only because Bill’s action has dogged Hillary Clinton for virtually every…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 9, 2015 at 7:37am — 1 Comment

Watch Calls Begin to L.A. Police Commission on Ezell Ford Slaying Decision Tuesday June 9

Watch 48 Hour Ezell Ford Call In

Launch on You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjT8Q7z9iZY&feature=youtu.be

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 7, 2015 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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