This is a great article at Alternet.org. I ask a similar question daily – Can we get any dumber? Dumb is like a disease these days. When people with limited knowledge like Sarah Palin are allowed to run for vice president of the United States of America it sends a message to young people that […]
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Ex-Alabama State Trooper Gets Six Months for Killing Civil Rights Activist Jimmie Lee Jackson
By Edrea Davis- Ex-Alabama State Trooper James Fowler, 76, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor – second-degree manslaughter – in the 1965 shooting death of civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson. Fowler was sentenced to six months in the Geneva County Jail and must turn himself in by Dec. 1. Jackson’s murder led to the Selma-Montgomery […]
Melanie L. Campbell Among Equal Pay Advocates to Meet with President Obama
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation President & CEO and Convener of Black Women’s Roundtable, Melanie L. Campbell was among a small group of advocates for women and girls that met with President Obama to discuss the Senate vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Administration’s ongoing efforts to promote equality and economic security […]
Democrats are going all out to get black voters into the booths. Will it matter?
At a town-hall meeting on the economy held on September 20th, Velma Hart, the chief financial officer for a veterans’ advocacy organisation, told Barack Obama that she was “exhausted of defending you…and deeply disappointed with where we are right now.” A month later, at another meeting the president had convened with young voters, a college […]
The Democrats and Young Black Voters – Letter to the editor
Letter To the Editor: Re “Threat Response,” by Charles M. Blow (column, Oct. 16): Democrats may finally be paying attention to black people in the election, but it appears to be another 11th-hour attempt to bring black people to the polls to save a party that has not consistently engaged this constituency. I would urge […]
Threat Response – NY Times Opinion by Charles M. Blow
The president and fellow Democrats have taken a page from the Republican playbook. They’re unabashedly using racial-solidarity politics to animate voters. In this case, the Democrats’ appeal is to black voters, the most unwavering portion of President Obama’s base, and the message is simple: The president is under attack, and black voters must mobilize to […]
CNN Fires Rick Sanchez for Speaking Out Against Racism
NY candidate: Prison dorms for welfare recipients
I don’t really believe in welfare the way it’s set up now. I think there should be something in place that provides temporary help for those in need, but able bodied individuals should do some type of work to receive the money. That said, this suggestion made by a Republican candidate for governor in New […]
Dr. Laura Schlessinger N-word Rant Shows her True Colors
How do you “accidentally” say n****r 11 times in a short radio conversation? Does Dr. Laura need a doctor? Is she suffering from turrets syndrome? I believe Dr Laura Schlessinger N-word outburst was an indication of her real feelings. She probably wanted to do that for years so why not when everyone in America is […]