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Heather Ellis

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Malcolm X's legacy ignored 45 years after his murder

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - Malcolm's legacy has been treated like the neglected step-child of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality...
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The most racially charged stories of 2009

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - As we bring in the New Year and look forward to a new decade, I thought it might be fun to review the most racially-charged incidents of 2009.
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Setting the record straight with Heather Ellis

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - This week, for the first time, I had the chance to speak with Heather Ellis...
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Trial for the woman at the center of a controversy that started when she allegedly cut in line at a Missouri Walmart began with jury selection Wednesday.

Jury selection for Heather Ellis continues

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VIDEO - Trial for the woman at the center of a controversy that started when she allegedly cut in line at a Missouri Walmart began with jury selection Wednesday...
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Heather Ellis case one in a long line of Missouri's racial injustices

Brenda L. Jones
OPINION - The Heather Ellis case snaps into focus broad, systemic and longstanding problems with discriminatory policing and prosecutions across the state of Missouri...
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Wal-Mart arrest leads to charges of racism

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Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store, the schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years...
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Where is the outrage and action for Heather Ellis?

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - In the lead up to the rally for Heather Ellis today in Kennett, Missouri, I've heard shocking stories about legal dealings behind the scenes...
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Ownership is key to unlocking true freedom

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - Financial freedom is one of the keys to psychological, spiritual and political freedom - they are all inextricably linked...
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Why we will march for Heather Ellis

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - The greater concern is that Heather's dilemma is not the root of the problem - it is merely a symptom...
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Heather Ellis' story tells us why the justice system is broken

Dr. Boyce Watkins
OPINION - Heather Ellis' case is only a symptom of a larger, equally problematic issue.
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