For the People: A Little White Lie.

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A new basketball league is being formed that will only be open to men “that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race”.  That’s right – basketball for white boys.  This was reported in the January 19th edition of the Augusta Chronicle, and picked up a day later by numerous outlets including Yahoo! Sports and the Huffington Post.  The story was met with audience responses that were shocked at the blatant racism and anachronistic attitude.

How could anyone living in 2010 truly believe that this would be acceptable?  It took only a few minutes of thought to answer my own question – no one.  No one living in 2010 would believe that an all-white sports league would be acceptable.

I think the whole thing is a lie.

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My Familia.

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I come from one of those families where all of your cousins and your brothers and sisters and all of your tias and tios treat you as if you are one of their own. I am blessed to have both parents in my life. They were high school sweethearts and have fought for their relationship and family ever since. If there is one thing that I have learned from their struggle, it is the importance of family.

Over the generations, the sanctity of family bonds has slowly deteriorated. Divorce, broken homes, and single parents have, sadly, all become the norm in society. My intentions for writing this piece are not to explain or describe how a family should be or what it should consist of, but rather to explain how I was raised and the importance of those values for me and individuals like me. Growing up, many friends and outsiders could not understand the way my family worked. Just to be clear, I am speaking about my entire family, not just my immediate family as I had previously mentioned.

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A Lucky Way to Start the Year.

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So, the holidays have come and gone, and you have eaten everything from tamales and champurrado to frijoles charros and bunuelos. Yum! If you’re like me, you love this time of year when it seems like every day is a smorgasbord of deliciousness.

It seems, though, that the holiday season is never complete without one key dish, and that is pozole.

Just as black eyed peas are common to eat for good luck in the U.S. for New Year’s Day, so too is pozole for Mexicans.

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Be a Force of Nature. Help Heal Haiti.

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Every action must have an equal and opposite reaction. Haiti’s worst earthquake in over 200 years has taken the lives of tens of thousands and threatens millions more in the aftermath. Out of the darkness of the rubble there must come light.

The forces of nature have devastated the people of Haiti. It is up to us to react and respond.

As Haiti suffers its worst earthquake in over two centuries, it brings out the best in America. Thousands of people are flying into action – from relief workers to the military, from our current President to former ones, from celebrities to average citizens – seeking ways to help.

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For the People: They’re Coming For You.

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You’re alone.  It’s late and it’s dark and the streetlights are not quite doing their job. Something, you’re not sure what, doesn’t feel right.  Looking back over your shoulder, you see the shift of shadows and the movement of the bushes that might just be the breeze.  But, it might not.

The best thing to do is get somewhere safe, quickly.  You turn the collar up on your coat and push your hands deep into your pockets and walk as fast as you can without appearing scared.  You are scared.  There is no denying that.  But the last thing you want is to show it.  You don’t understand how the city streets could look so empty and you wonder just how late it really is.  Did time get away from you?  You pull your cell phone from your pocket and your trembling hands fumble it to the ground, where your fast-moving feet deliver a swift kick that sends it spinning under a dumpster.  You look back.  Now you see them.

They’re coming for you.

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Cultural Politics

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Rudy Ruiz, Founder of Red, Brown and Blue and Syndicated Columnist

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