Tag Archives: Ferguson Missouri

Don’t Shoot the Truth Tellers

Should we tell the truth if it undermines a social movement? Borges sets up the question, Jonathan Capehart, looking at the Ferguson shooting, provides an answer.

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The Race Projection behind the Killings

Projection helps explain many of the killings of unarmed young black men. Ralph Ellison is an expert on how projection works.

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Fighting Back against the Program

In this Scott Bates parable, one can get pushed around only so much before turning to rebellion.

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What Frightens the Ferguson Police

A James Baldwin short story helps explain some of the fears that led to police overreaction in Ferguson, Missouri.

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