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An Update on Georgia Judge Marvin Arrington

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Earlier this month I posted an article about Judge Marvin Arrington's fireside chat in his Atlanta courtroom.  The current Fulton County Daily Report gives us an update, "Bill Cosby Teams Up With Ga. Judge to Decry Culture That  Accepts  'Uncivilized' Behavior."  It's written by Greg Land.With his joint appearance alongside Bill Cosby on Thursday night, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington continues an arc that is bringing growing fame as one of the newest voices calling -- or shouting -- for a renewed focus on self-respect and education among the black youth that too often end up in his courtroom. In recent months, Arrington has been increasingly critical, both in his public comments and in his just-released autobiography, "Making My Mark," of a generation of African-American youth that he says has, far too often, forgotten the hard-fought struggles for civil rights and instead embraced a corrosive culture of crime, violence and cheap sexuality...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 28, 2008 (boomark / email).