There's good news about racism in America


	There's good news about racism in America

masbury

9-24-2009 11:06 AM

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masbury says:

When a Boston cop refers to Gates as a "banana-eating jungle monkey," when a town hall protester rips up a picture of Rosa Parks and the crowd cheers, look up! There's a reason racism is angry: it's losing ground.

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