A few things come to mind re: the recent fallout from George Zimmerman murder trial witness Rachel Jeantel’s use of the word “cracker.” Jeantel, clearly not comfortable in the courtroom scenario, seemed caught up in multiple emotions: sadness over the death of her friend, Trayvon Martin; guilt over not having attended his funeral; annoyance over […]
Read morePhoto ID Laws the Real Reason for Invalidating PR Birth Certificates?
Perhaps you remember the mini-controversy engendered by the ridiculously unnecessary law enacted by Puerto Rico’s PNP government in 2010 that invalidated all Puerto Rican birth certificates and gave anyone born in Puerto Rico the burden of getting a new one at the cost of $5 a pop (excluding those on government assistance and senior citizens)? […]
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