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PinkPotus

(35 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2015, 07:36 PM Apr 2015

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Baltimore has a black mayor. And black police chief. And a majority black police department. [View all]

How the hell can we admonish ferguson voters for not electing black local government officials when it doesn't seem to matter? The institutional racism is present no matter what, even with black local government.

That's what institutional racism means.

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Baltimore has a black mayor. And black police chief. And a majority black police department. [View all] PinkPotus Apr 2015 OP

Read this BainsBane Apr 2015 #1

Awesome read, thanks nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #3

I was put off reading this because Simon was initially quoted with some sanctimonious enough Apr 2015 #4

It's about Power and Control. Sometimes it's women, or gays, or racial...but we all know where the libdem4life Apr 2015 #2

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