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Speaking Up To Strangers Who Offend

Frank Harris III — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:41:00 GMT

In between the learning, there were a number of grade school pranks my classmates and I would play at Whittier Elementary in Waukegan, Ill. — like writing something clever on a small piece of paper, sticking tape or paste on the other side and discreetly placing it on the seat of the unsuspecting classmate who failed to look before sitting.

Obama Gets Gay Marriage Right — Equality For All

Frank Harris III — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:02:00 GMT

With a white mother and a black African father, it would seem that our president would be the last to waver on the right of two people to marry whomever they want. His announcement yesterday removed this unseemly distinction. Now, there just remains a large segment of Americans to come to the same position on same-sex marriage that most proclaim to have on interracial marriage.

Ted Nugent Issues A Threat — Or A Message

Frank Harris III — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:53:00 GMT

On a sunny autumn day in Austin, in the shadow of the Texas tower, former President Gerald Ford addressed the University of Texas crowd. Suddenly, to my left, a student began to yell and curse the former president.

In Court Of Racial Immunity, Whites Walk

Frank Harris III — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:12:30 GMT

Once the word spread, the line began to form. It stretched across the land, from sea to shining sea — a line leading to the Court of Racial Immunity.

There Is No Protection From Suspicion, Fear, Hate

Frank Harris III — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Like the president, I have daughters but no sons with the color of Africa on their skin, the curl of Africa in their hair.

Weary U.S., World Only Watch Syrian Slaughter

Frank Harris III — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT

It's not a good time to be a Syrian in Syria.

Racist Words — Everybody Should Know Better

Frank Harris III — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

They stood on the raft in the middle of the creek, my big brother and a friend, just piloting away — until the sky rained stones upon the water, along with an epithet.

Obama Faces Bout With 'Great White Hope'

Frank Harris III — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Don't know what kind of jab the president's got.

In East Haven, Echoes Of '97 Police Shooting

Frank Harris III — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

It's hard not to hear the echo of the gunshots amid the current canyon of noise surrounding the East Haven police force, its soon-to-be-retired chief Leonard Gallo, and its "might have tacos when I go home" mayor, Joseph Maturo Jr.

If It's A Church That Discriminates, That Means It's OK?

Frank Harris III — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Note: The following interview with God is intended for educational/entertainment purposes only. Readers should understand that in no way am I saying God knows me on a first-name basis any more than the gazillion other souls on the planet — or that he sat down with me for this exclusive interview under the condition that I provide this disclaimer.

Going Back To Mississippi In My Mind

Frank Harris III — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Gulf of Mexico's blackened waters and beaches are clean. The massive oil spill of 2010 is a distant memory. The new BP commercial promoting tourism wants folks to come on back to Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

Colonoscopy Prep Is No Picnic — But It's Well Worth It

Frank Harris III — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

So the night before, I considered not eating much.

Hot Jazz Is A Transport On A Gray Day

Frank Harris III — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

He was bending over the piano at 90 degrees when a drop of sweat rolled off his nose and onto the keys. Or did it? Close as I was, I still wasn't sure. Maybe it landed in his lap or on the floor. Or maybe it indeed bounced upon the keys and tickled Mark Templeton's fingers into some new jazzy breeze.

Self-Reliance Beats Counting On A Butler

Frank Harris III — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

First snow fell onto the trees. Then trees fell onto the power lines. Then homes fell into the darkness.

'Smokin' Joe' Frazier, Ali's Foe And Foil

Frank Harris III — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Gone goes Frazier.

Occupy Protests Are People's Voice In Hard Times

Frank Harris III — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The remarkable element about the Occupy Wall Street protest is not that it poked its head through the concrete like a rose in Spanish Harlem, but that it took so long for it to take root in America and give voice to the grumblings of millions.

You Can Keep Your Smart Phone — I Prefer Mine Dumb

Frank Harris III — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

A day before my cellphone disappeared, my phone provider called to tell me I was eligible for an upgrade. I said, I know. But I'm happy with my dinosaur.

Red Sox Fans Don't Know True Suffering

Frank Harris III — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Despite Red Sox fans' insufferable angst over the devilish calamities that have befallen their beloved team in the hellacious month of September, there is only one group that can truly hold high the banner of long-suffering devotion — Cubs fans.

The Sooner Hayes Is Executed, The Better

Frank Harris III — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The killer shall be killed — so said the jury in the Cheshire home invasion murder case.

Race As A Reason To Kill

Frank Harris III — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

If Omar Thornton had died quietly instead of making that 911 call to "tell his story," the buzz throughout the state and the country might have been of a disgruntled employee going postal.