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"All popular music stems from black music, be it jazz or rock and roll." . . . "I'd be happy if people said that I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music."

Angela Davis leads off an "Intercultural Speaker Series" sparking debate . . . and perhaps some self examination, at a Federal Way, Washington school district.

This statistics stuff is important. The correct analysis and interpretation of statistics are sometimes a matter of life and death.

When rich people and poor people disagree on policy, the rich people win.

"mutual support, solidarity and motivation"

"This gives us hope that the same story of ending apartheid in South Africa will also happen in Palestine - that the occupation will end."

The writer-turned-activist on leading the leaderless climate movement

Immigration, food stamps, "entitlements', Romney, Obama and Europe