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Did John Hope Franklin Want $100 Trillion for Blacks?

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Poverty, John Franklin, Black Reparations, John-Hope-Franklin, Reparations, Jim Crow, Black Poverty, African-American-Reparations, Stimulus Package, John Hope Franklin, Slavery, Civil-Rights-Moevment, American Slaves, African American Reparations, Reparations for Blacks, African-American Reparations, African American Poverty, Politics News
Bakari Kitwana

Dr. John Hope Franklin, the wildly accomplished historian who documented Blacks' place in the great American story, firmly believed in reparations.

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Dream Big Dreams -- a Song for the Ages

Rondi Charleston | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ambition, Vietnam War Protests, Oliver Sacks, Dreams, President Obama, Rondi Charleston, Amazing Grace, Obama "Dreams of My Father", Inspiration, Chicago, Civil Rights Movement, Hyde Park, Musicophilia, Politics News
Rondi Charleston

While no one yet knows what impact the Obama presidency will have on the world, it is important that we put our bodies, minds and spirits to work to help make this administration a success.

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Powershift09 to Capitol Power Action: Follow the Young

Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Coal, President Barack Obama, Washington DC, Capitol Climate Action, Green, Global Warming, Students, Climate Change, Young Voters, Dirty Coal, Carol Browner, Wendell Berry, Steven Chu, Green Energy, Green Movement, Energy Action Coalition, powershift09, Bill Mckibben, Green News
Jeff Biggers

As the first massive act of civil disobedience, thousands will cross the line to demand an end to our nation's denial of the spiraling impact of dirty coal and old coal-fired plants.

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Iraq's Struggle for Civil Rights

Jeff Johnson | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Kurds, Civil Rights Movement, President Obama, Middle East, Kurds, Iraq, Obama Withdrawal Plan, Kurds Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Obama Foreign Policy, World News
Jeff Johnson

We cannot abandon Iraq's minority groups -- most importantly, the Kurds -- to the tender mercies of those who have systematically oppressed them in the past.

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Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Suburbs, Europe, Sweden, Natural Disasters, Civil Rights Act, Presidential Election 2008, President Lyndon Johnson, America, First Black President, Black History Month, New Black Panther Party, Change, Change in America, White Flight, Malcolm X, Racism, Jfk, Nigeria, Nation of Islam, Fela Kuti, R&b, Terrorism, Washington D.C., Ethnic Minorities, Black President T-Shirt, Time Magazine, American Dream, Barack Obama, Lauri Lyons, Election, Militancy, Lyndon B. Johnson, The Beatles, Democratic Nomination, Kenya, Million Man March, Minorities, President Obama, Iowa Caucus, Economic Depression, Affirmative Action, Reparations, Busing, Inauguration, Slavery, Justice, African Americans, "I Have a Dream" Speech, Yes We Can, Equality, Zimbabwe, Africa, Black President, War, Black Panther Party, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Democracy, United States, Dwayne Rodgers, France, Jim Crow, Corporate America, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Higher Education, Shepard Fairey, President George W. Bush, Robert Kennedy, Post-Racial, Selma Alabama, Michelle Obama, Obama Family, The Movement, Lauren Erickson, March on Washington, Flag International, Video, Politics News
Lauri Lyons

The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

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Daring to Hope on the Washington Mall

Stephen Zunes | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patriotism, Civil Rights Movement, Change, Obama's Inauguration, Hope, Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, Obama, Barack Obama, Youth, Sacrifice, Barack Obama Inauguration, Students, Happiness, Jim Crow, Mississippi, Singing, African-Americans, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

I was able to shed tears of joy on a number of occasions this Tuesday. I wasn't just relieved that a Democrat had won the White House. I was actually... happy.

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Two Parades. Two Coasts. One Hope.

Karen Bass | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: African-American, Civil Rights Movement, Obama's Inauguration, California, Elizabeth Alexander, Obama Inauguration, Martin Luther King Jr., Parades, Barack Obama Inauguration, “I Have a Dream” Speech, California State Assembly, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Aretha Franklin, Obama Inauguration Aretha Franklin, Politics, Eyes on the Prize, Dreams, Kingdom Day Parade, Martin Luther King, San Francisco Chronicle, Martin Luther King Day, Pride, African-Americans, African Americans, Politics News
Karen Bass

Just as Martin Luther King's dream could not have endured if it was his alone, President Obama's hope and promise can't endure if we don't help shoulder the burden.

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Dreams of the Godmother: Remembering Ella Baker at the Inauguration

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Civil Rights Movement, Ella Baker, Obama Inauguration, Obama Civil Rights Movement, Women and Politics, Barack Obama, Obama's Inauguration, Politics News
Jeff Biggers

Like so many unrecognized women in the Civil Rights movement and presidential campaigns, Ella Baker played a giant role in moving along our nation's struggle for social justice.

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The Biggest Loser

Gregory Allen Howard | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Affirmative Action and African Americans, Supreme Court, 1960s, Civil Rights Movement, Obama Inauguration, Affirmative Action, Obama Clarence Thomas, Jobs, Harvard, Obama Harvard, Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Civil Rights, Yale, Obama Harvard Law Review, Yale Law School, Inauguration, Harvard Law School, Yale Law, Racism, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, African-Americans, Politics News
Gregory Allen Howard

If a white man with Clarence Thomas's meager background of minor government bureaucrat had been put up for the Supreme Court, there would have been outrage. Except that he was Black.

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Obama Does and Doesn't Fulfill King's Dream

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jr., Civil Rights Movement, Black Politics, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, I Have a Dream, March on Washington, Race, African-Americans, Presidency, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A percentage of whites who said they'd vote for Obama also said that blacks were more crime prone than whites. Yet Obama was seen as a racial exception, the penchant for making these distinctions between blacks.

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Got MLK? Remembering King as an Anti-war Icon

Randall Amster | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, History, Politics, Martin Luther King, Mlk, Peace, Vietnam War, Anti-War, Pro-Peace, Civil Rights Movement, Anti-War Activism, Mlk Speeches, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr Speech, MLK Pro-Peace, Mlk Vietnam, Anti-Vietnam, Politics News
Randall Amster

Let us remember Martin Luther King, Jr. not only as a champion of racial equality and economic justice, but also as an icon of anti-war and pro-peace sensibilities.

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Civil Rights Progress: Taking Stock Before the Inauguration

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Hate Crimes, Civil Rights Movement, Bullying, Obama Inauguration, Suicide, Prince Harry, Police Brutality, Gays and Lesbians, Jesse Jackson, Race, Civil Rights, Marriage, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Same-Sex Marriage Rights, Homophobia, Racism, Equal Protection, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

In this time of struggle for many LGBT Americans, I can't help wondering why those who are passionate about some civil rights aren't interested in all civil rights.

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The 80th Birthday of Dr. King and the Inauguration of Obama as President

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Obama Election, Martin Luther King, Obama Inauguration, Race Relations, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism, Martin Luther King Day, Mlk, Race, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Politics News
Clarence B. Jones

I never thought as Martin Luther King Jr's former advisor and speechwriter that I would live long enough to ever publicly write or say these words.

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A Dream Obtained: The Future of Black Politics

Timothy Cooper | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Jfk Obama, Bobby Rush, Cory Booker, California NAACP Endorse Clinton, Martin Luther King, Washington DC, Kennedy Obama, Washington Post, Michelle Obama in White House, HuffPo Liveblog Series, Adrian M. Fenty, Shirley Franklin, Barack Obama, Yvette Clarke, Civil Rights Movement, Young People Interest Politics, Shelia Dixon, Msnbc, Politics News
Timothy Cooper

With the election of 2008 demonstrating how far this country has progressed with issues such as sexism and racism, it should be interesting to see if America will respond any differently to a Commander-in-chief of color.

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Constitutional Relativism and Proposition 8

Noah Manne | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Suffrage, Constitutional Amendment, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, California Gay Marriage Ban, Constitution, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Poltical Activism, Civil Rights Movement, Separation of Church and State, Freedom of Religion, Politics News
Noah Manne

Let's start with this premise: Equal treatment under the law. That is what the U.S. Constitution guarantees, and that is what we, as Americans, agre...

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There is an "I" in Team

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Civil Rights Movement, Socialism, Henry David Thoreau, Obama, Rugged Individualist, Walt Whitman, Walden, Politics News
Ben Fractenberg

I received a text message the night of Obama's historic victory thanking me for my involvement in the campaign. "This victory is all because of you," ...

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Outliers and the Hillbilly Sterotype

Don McNay | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Gurney Norman, Civil Rights Movement, Obama Appalachia, Poverty, Blink, Kentucky Cycle, Outliers, Prejudice, Bob Dylan, Malcolm Gladwell, Civil Rights, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, Appalachia, Stereotypes, Harlan County, Tipping Point, Bias, Kentucky, Discrimination, Beverly Hillbilllies, Hillbillies, Peter Frampton, Hogan's Heroes, Harlan, Media News
Don McNay

I would like to see Malcolm Gladwell test his theory about Southerners being more prone to violence than Northerners.

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"Everyday People" Turns Forty -- and the "Good Sixties" Triumph

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pop Music, 1960s, Religion, Civil Rights Movement, Rock Music, Sly Stone, Everyday People, 2008 Election, Music, Barack Obama, Spirituality, Culture, Grand Theft Jesus, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

This month, "We shall overcome" overcame "I shall overindulge" as the meaning of the Sixties.

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Cirilo McSween: An Extraordinary Life

Hermene Hartman | Posted 12.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, New York Life Insurance, Civil Rights Movement, Cirilo McSween, Cirilo McSween Death, Martin Torrijos, Cirilo McSween Dies, Chicago News
Hermene Hartman

Cirilo McSween died November 4, 2008, almost to the hour of Barack Obama's acceptance speech. It was one of life's poetic moments.

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Frank Talk on Race and Prop. 8

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jasmyne Cannick, Desmond Tutu, Civil Rights Movement, Mormon, GLBT Community, Martin Luther King Jr., Emanicipation, Gay Community, California Gay Marriage, The Bible, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Anti-Semitism, Prop 8, Homophobia, Racism, Congressional Black Caucus, Coretta Scott King, Charles Barkley, Gay Marriage, African Americans, Catholic, Politics News
Wayne Besen

In moving forward, we must build a coalition that embraces a universal set of principles. If we stupidly divide ourselves by sexual orientation or race, we can only expect a race to the bottom.

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How the Obama Election Transformed Historic Locations

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Racism, 1968, Police, Chicago, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., 2008 Election, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Mayor Richard Daley, Barack Obama, Robert Kennedy, Grant Park, Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Reaction, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Children of color, indeed of all colors, across America woke up on Wednesday morning not just to a new day, but a new world.

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Jesse Jackson Explains His Tears For Obama

Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Jesse Jackson Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Black President, President Obama, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Jesse Jackson Tears, Civil Rights, Obama Acceptance Speech, Jesse Jackson Crying, Chicago News

Standing with more than 200,000 Obama supporters in Grant Park Tuesday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson cried as learned that Barack Obama would become America...

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Mavis Staples: Still Dedicated To Social Justice & Freedom

Sal Nunziato | Posted 12.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Mavis Staples, Staple Singers, Chicago, Barack Obama, Civil Rights Movement, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Mavis Staples is an emotional powerhouse, and her songs and stories continue to inspire.

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From MLK to Obama: Birmingham Civil Rights Organizers (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Update, Civil Rights Movement, Election Day, Birmingham Obama, American News Project, Obama, Election News, Voter Turnout, Politics News

On the eve of the 2008 presidential election people in Birmingham are celebrating the historic presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama. For many...

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What A Country, What an Election

R.W. Sanders | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Cuban Missle Crises, Election Day, Election Day 2008, Race Riots, Civil Rights, Studs Terkel, Book Tv, C-Span, Obama Election, Barack Obama, Historic Election, Missouri, John McCain, Voting, Home News
R.W. Sanders

In my fifth decade of life, I thought very little could excite me. And I had not the vaguest idea that I would help make history. And I didn't even have to leave my house!

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