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PASSING Fredi Washington, the mixed actress who played the role of Peola Johnson in the Imitation of Life (1934), was the first woman to portray her race in 1926 when she performed in Black Boys on Broadway. Before Fredi, these roles were always performed by white actors. Since the 1930’s and Imitation
Some Notes on “1984…” – Part 1 of 3 It is possible that pre-millennial students required to read 1984 during primary or secondary school didn’t discuss the artificial intelligence in the book and how it must have impacted the politics of its world. And the same might be said regarding
PEOPLE Payton S. Gendron had a heart filled with hate, and on May 14, 2022, he chose to indict the ultimate act of violence against unsuspecting shoppers at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, NY. The Tops supermarket Payton targeted that late spring day was in a predominantly African American neighborhood. As
EDITORIAL SUPPORTIVE FAMILY It was heartening to see the Smollett family supporting Jussie in court just before his recent appeal, and after such a great deal of media and judicial fallout. The plight of the only child fares well for many in not having to share one’s parents’ attention. But
EDITORIAL Being called a “mutt” is like dealing with the realities of racial prejudice while being demoted from the issue at the same time. It is an equal-opportunity derogatory word, available to each of the races to demean the person and while telling everyone that it’s world peace… In this
It might be a discrepancy more concerning to believers, but society could probably benefit from viewing targeted church killings first as religious hate crime instead of racial – that people are being targeted primarily for their religious affiliation – and with race ranking as secondary in importance. The racial aspect,
It seems a reasonable expectation in a civilized society to live peacefully next to one’s neighbors, and with some degree of personal protection as afforded by community-focused institutions. Urban planning, is human geography, and including the inherent spatial interdependencies make it necessary for laws that facilitate individual privacy and residential
The prevalence of gang stalking is a phenomenon that continues to cause distress, disruption, and fear in the lives of the targeted victims. According to a prevalence study by the US Department of Justice, at least 6.8 percent of the victims reported being stalked by at least three people. However, 12.5 percent
Harvey Weinstein’s use of a company called Black Cube, reportedly hired to intimidate victims and journalists (FFTI,2020), was probably a rare instance of media exposure to the phenomena addressed by the Targeted Justice Movement. Targeted Individuals (TI’s) also came into public awareness as part of the ongoing investigations into the
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