1944 Conviction of Black G.I.’s Is Ruled Flawed
October 27, 2007
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
SEATTLE, Oct. 26 — Guglielmo Olivotto, an Italian prisoner of war, died with a noose around his neck, lynched at a military post on Puget Sound 63 years ago. Samuel Snow, 83, hopes that people will stop blaming him and the 27 other black soldiers convicted of starting the riot that led to Mr. Olivotto’s death. It was one of the largest Army courts-martial of World War II.

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This is not news to me. I can't believe they had to do a study to find out people lie about their appearance on dating web sites.

Web Love Requires Caution

By: Psych Central Senior News Editor
on Tuesday, Feb, 6, 2007

Reviewed by: John M. Grohol, Psy.D.
on February 6, 2007 at 10:16 am


New research suggests online daters, both men and women, usually misrepresent either their height or weight and sometimes...

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Parents Behaving Badly
By NANCY GIBBS - Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005

If you could walk past the teachers' lounge and listen in, what sorts of stories would you hear? An Iowa high school counselor gets a call from a parent protesting the C her child received on an assignment. "The parent argued every point in the essay," recalls the counselor, who soon realized why the mother was so upset about the grade. "It became apparent that she'd written it."

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October 19, 2007

Famed Scientist Apologizes for Quoted Racial Remarks

By CORNELIA DEAN
James D. Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel prize for deciphering the double-helix of DNA, apologized “unreservedly” today for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.

In an interview published Sunday in The Times of London, Dr. Watson is quoted as saying that while “there are many people of color who are...

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I have long thought this; but when I said it aloud I was often poo-pooed by whites who had no clue how bad the effect was in reality. Or worse, had blacks tell me I wasn't 'down' and needed to be 'keeping it real.'

The 'ideals' of thug culture are destroying black Americans

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/17/07

We know where yo' family live
Trust me you don't want me up in yo' crib
Wit' a ski mask on duct...

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