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(641 posts)nt
Faux pas
(14,681 posts)hlthe2b
(102,288 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)TBF
(32,064 posts)Spazito
(50,359 posts)Very powerful, says it all.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Gothmog
(145,293 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)In a year when gay rights made great strides,racial problems dominate the end of the year news.
Sorry about that,2014.
logosoco
(3,208 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)nt
irisblue
(32,980 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)...gateway to racism.''
- K&R
Grey
(1,581 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)underpants
(182,826 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Speechless.
panader0
(25,816 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)were falling fast, well what's left of us
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)for another keeper of a cover.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)building in the center of the picture, the Old Courthouse, makes it even more so.
From Wikipedia:
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)pretty much a waste of time. There IS a great Native American museum below, however.
bvf
(6,604 posts)great, but this has to go near the top of the list.
Touching, inspired and sad all at once.
Thanks, Cap.
Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)catbyte
(34,402 posts)stage left
(2,962 posts)Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)That is all.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)Case in point the Cardinals of the 60's had an excellent reputation in a decade that defined the Civil Rights movement. 2014 Cardinals fans chant racial slurs. I have no intention visiting St. Louis for any purpose and it is not from fear of protest. The virulence of white bigotry in St. Louis and the surrounding communities is astounding. It is getting worse I am in a state of utter disgust.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)They played the opinions of numerous people on this cover and asked him for his reactions. He said he thought they all were valid, though he agreed with the person who said she thought that the community would come together again. Sounds like a cool and thoughtful guy:
'New Yorker' Cover Shows A Divided St. Louis
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bob Staake, illustrator of the controversial cover of The New Yorker, which depicts the St. Louis skyline divided in half.
http://www.npr.org/2014/11/28/367244318/new-yorker-cover-shows-a-broken-st-louis?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr