Civil Rights Movement

7 Days and 7 Ways to Protect Equality

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Civil Rights Movement, John McCain 2008, California, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, San Francisco, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

We have just 7 days to get this message out - to use our own words and speak from our hearts about why this issue is so important. And there are 7 easy ways that you can make a difference.

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If Democracy Is Denied

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., McCain Palin, Vote Suppression, Greg Palast, Amy Goodman, Democracy, Obama Biden, Velvet Revolution, John Roberts, Voter Suppression, Voter Caging, 2008 Presidential Election, Mark Crispin Miller, Women's Suffrage, Rachel Maddow, Election-Rigging, Electoral College, Rigged Elections, Voting, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

The sheer momentum of the Obama-Biden ticket has triggered frantic and massive Republican vote-rigging operations in key battleground states designed ...

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Civil Rights and American Politics

Bob Starks | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights, Black Panther Party, Obama Civil Rights Movement, Chicago Democratic Convention, Obama King, Black Power, Barack Obama, Fannie Lou Hamer, Chicago News
Bob Starks

Let us hope that Senator Obama understands the significance of all of those August 28ths that we now commemorate.

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Barack Obama, Sammy Davis Jr. and Me

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr., Racial Identity, Race, Music, Barack Obama, Civil Rights Movement, Pop Culture, Civil Rights, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

I'm living on Sammy's shoulders. So is Barack. We all are. From Prince to Gnarls Barkley to Will Smith. The color line is blurry now thanks to Sammy Davis Jr.

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Time for New Black Leaders

Kevin Powell | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Black Leaders, Jesse Jackson Barack Obama, Black Voters, Barack Obama Jesse Jackson, Obama Jesse Jackson, Old Guard, Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Politics News
Kevin Powell

I acknowledge what the Civil Righters have done, but younger African Americans are saying now, the jig is up and it is time for you to go, especially if you have not created hope for our communities.

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Jesse Helms' Shameful Legacy Can't Be Whitewashed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Right Wing Media, Civil Rights Movement, Jesse Helms, Homophobia, Jesse Helms Legacy, Jesse Helms Death, Bigotry, North Carolina, Civil Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

No amount of whitewashing Helms' legacy can erase the stain of his reliance on hate-filled, divisive politics, or the hurt he caused so many people in the process.

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Can a Civil Rights/Feminist Presidential Union Put John Edwards on the Supreme Court?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Civil Rights Movement, Democratic Nomination, Ku Klux Klan, Voting Rights, Antonin Scalia, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton Feminism, Feminism, Civil Rights, Politics News
Harvey Wasserman

The word is consensus. It is hard to achieve. But then it's even harder to beat.

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Clinton Compares FL/MI Fight To Civil Rights, Suffragists, Bush V. Gore, Zimbabwe

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Axelrod, Civil Rights Movement, 2008 Campaign, Florida, Democratic Primary Race, Florida Michigan Revote, Michigan, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Convention, Politics News

Sen. Hillary Clinton is making a full-court, last-ditch effort to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida at the Democratic convention. Campaign...

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