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Two Horns and a Tail

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Filed Under: Time Capsule» 10 Comments

This past spring there was a story in my hometown newspaper about the son of a former teacher that had advanced to the high school state debate tournament. After reading it, the second thing that occurred to me was that I AM REALLY OLD since I remember this teacher having two very young children. [...]

Just Because You’re Black?

Monday, August 7th, 2006
Filed Under: Politics» 1 Comment

A few months ago, the local Austin newspaper (not the free one) published a political cartoon from Mike Thompson of the Detroit Free Press that generated reader feedback that surprised me.
But first, have a look.
I understood the meaning to be that all of this bad stuff happens to black people just because they are black, [...]

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