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Larry Young

Jul 22, 2010 at 7:14 am

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GA Agriculture Dept Offers Sherrod New Position

GA Agriculture Dept Offers Sherrod New Position

From CNN.com:

Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from her government job in Georgia based on incomplete and misleading reports of a speech she gave, has been offered a new job by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack But, she said Thursday she is “not so sure.”

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Larry Young

Jul 21, 2010 at 11:43 am

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Shirley Sherrod’s Perverse Firing Exposes Ugly News Culture [OPINION]

Shirley Sherrod’s Perverse Firing Exposes Ugly News Culture [OPINION]

The Shirley Sherrod debacle, yet again, reveals an ugly and unfortunate truth. This country is suffering from a psychological disorder. Joy Leary calls it “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.”  Whatever it is, it’s clear that we have been traumatized not only by our despicable history of slavery and racism but our ongoing refusal to deal with it.

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