John Goodman guesses his character will be ‘mopey and sad.’
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
The two-day viewing is part of a week of commemorations for the music legend, who died on Aug. 16 at age 76 and will be laid to rest Friday.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Georgia Republicans use access law as excuse to disenfranchise black voters
Closing polling places in a majority African-American county is about voter suppression, not disability rights.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Lynching of teenage boy shows Americans’ affinity for denial
Carolyn Bryant Donham’s refusal to grapple with her role in Emmett Till’s murder represents our tendency not to own up to wrongs of the past.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
‘Star Wars’ actor Adam Driver says he grew up in Klan territory
In an interview with USA Today, Driver says he remembers KKK rallies being held in his Indiana home town.
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Commentary: Trump’s failure to condemn bigots overshadows his successes
The president should make clear that he does not accept the support of the ethno-nationalists of the alt-right.
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Commentary: No dog at the White House, but Trump knows one when he sees one
Who needs a four-legged friend when the president is surrounded by old pals he now regards as ‘dogs’?
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Leonard Pitts: Here’s how real ‘BlacKkKlansman’ described his infiltration in 2006
The undercover police officer now featured in a Spike Lee film was viewed back then as a ‘loyal and dedicated’ Klansman, although he had to send a white cop to face-to-face meetings with other members.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Schools and Education
Commentary: Imagine a world where a lottery is your ticket to a prestigious university
Schools would decide minimum criteria such as GPA, and then a drawing would allow for long-overdue objectivity.
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Commentary: As white supremacist rally flops, note treatment of them by police, media
Police protected the racists all day in the Washington area. Compare that with Ferguson, Missouri, where guns were trained on black protesters.