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Bay Area Hip Hop History: Veteran Dancers Reminisce About Local Styles | KQED Arts

2014-11-18T17:50:04.336Z

We asked veterans of legendary dance crews GroovMekanex and the Black Messengers to show off some signature moves from the streets of Oakland and the Fillmore.

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The Racist 'Daily Show' Interview That Cost A Local GOP Chair His Job

2013-10-27T01:12:24.705Z

A North Carolina county precinct GOP chair resigned on Thursday after an offensive interview that aired on "The Daily Show" Wednesday, in which he said "lazy black people" want "the government to give them everything."

"Yes, he has resigned," said Nathan West, a spokesman for the Buncombe County Republican Party. The party had asked for Don Yelton's resignation in direct response to the interview, West said.

The interview, conducted by correspondent Aasif Mandvi, was on the topic of North Carolina's new voter ID law, over which the Justice Department has sued the state. On "The Daily Show," Yelton argued that the law wasn't racist, though he added that he's "been called a bigot before."

He brushed off those suggestions, too, arguing that one of his best friends is black.

"Now you have a black person using the term, "N— this and n— that, and it's OK for them to do it," Yelton said at one point.

That prompted Mandvi to respond, "You know that we can hear you, right?"

The Buncombe County GOP said in a statement that Yelton was "recently reprimanded and removed from his position as a precinct chair." He was re-elected to the position at the 2013 convention by a margin of two votes — himself and his wife. The party also said that Yelton did not seek permission to give the interview.

"Mr. Yelton's comments are offensive, uniformed, and unacceptable of any member within the Republican Party," the statement read. "In no way are his comments representative of the local or state Republican Party."
(SFGate)

Militarized Local Police Tap Post-9/11 Federal Grants to Stockpile Combat Gear, Use Drones

2011-12-29T00:39:34.569Z

www.democracynow.org — A new report by the Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that since 9/11, local law enforcement agencies have used $34 billion in federal grants to acquire military equipment such as bomb-detection robots, digital communications equipment and Kevlar helmets. "A lot of these technologies and devices have been around for a long time. But as soon as they have a law enforcement capability, that is a game changer," says George Schulz, with the Center for Investigative Reporting. "The courts and the public have to ask, 'How is the technology being used by a community of people — the police — who are endowed with more power than the rest of us?'" Local police departments have also added drones to their tool kit. In June, a drone helped local police in North Dakota with surveillance leading to what may be the first domestic arrests with help from a drone. The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a new report that calls on the government to put establish privacy protections for surveillance by unmanned aerial drones, especially of people engaged in protests. "We believe that people should not be targeted for surveillance via drones just because they are they are engaged in First Amendment protected activity," says Catherine Crump, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union.

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