Ann Brown (2024-01-04). ESPN's Marc Spears: California Store Racially Profiled Me And Directed I Use Restroom At Police Station. moguldom.com Veteran ESPN reporter Marc Spears recently revealed an incident of racial profiling that occurred during his visit to Healdsburg, California. While Spears, a senior NBA writer for ESPN, expressed his love for the city, he didn't hold back in blasting a store he believes racially profiled him and his African-American friends. In an Instagram post, …

Gloria Rubac (2024-01-04). Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants. workers.org Houston One week before Christmas, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott outdid himself by signing into law a bill that authorizes police of any agency, anywhere in the state, to arrest any person they think looks "illegal." Senate Bill 4 goes into effect March 5, the day of Texas' presidential primary, along . . . |

Cesar Chelala (2024-01-02). The Healing Power of Tango. counterpunch.org Few musical styles are associated with a country as the tango is with Argentina, where it was born. Tango evolved slowly, following the great immigration waves to Argentina in the late 1880s. Tango resulted from the fusion of different rhythms: the "candomblé" (of South American Blacks), the Cuban "habanera;" brought to Argentina in the nineteenth