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TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Superior court Judge looks to become first black to serve on the Boston appeals court
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Tuesday for Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson,...
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Tuesday for Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson,...
Kevin Myles posted a tweet
WNB Newsbrief: What you don't know about Civil Rights CAN hurt you: "Civil Rights" is not the name of a movement...... http://bit.ly/7aO6BE
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
NC Finally Recognizes Pre-Woolworth Sit-Ins In 1957
After 50 years of waiting, last Sunday the State of North Carolina finally officially recognized a major civil rights event and...
After 50 years of waiting, last Sunday the State of North Carolina finally officially recognized a major civil rights event and...
Kevin Myles posted a blog entry
What you don't know about Civil Rights CAN hurt you
"Civil Rights" is not the name of a movement..."Civil Rights" is not a type of organization..."Civil Rights" is not a...
"Civil Rights" is not the name of a movement..."Civil Rights" is not a type of organization..."Civil Rights" is not a...
Gordon S posted a blog entry
The First Gay Marriage in Latin America
Tomorrow, December 1, Álex Freyre, 39 years old, and José María di Bello, 41, have an appointment at the...
Tomorrow, December 1, Álex Freyre, 39 years old, and José María di Bello, 41, have an appointment at the...
buco posted a blog entry
Pastor Rick Warren Refuses To Condemn Ugandan Law Making Homosexual Acts Punishable By Death
The Ugandan parliament is currently considering an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill,” under which any person...
The Ugandan parliament is currently considering an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill,” under which any person...
VJnet posted a blog entry
National Equality March
On October 11, 2009 I went to Washington DC for the National Equality March Rally with David b and Brian G from...
On October 11, 2009 I went to Washington DC for the National Equality March Rally with David b and Brian G from...
Melisende posted a blog entry
Claudette Colvin
From the New York Times:On that supercharged day in 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger...
From the New York Times:On that supercharged day in 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger...
Mountain Splash posted a tweet
US Commission on Civil Rights following up on #NDPP #voter intimidation http://sn.im/pol010 #TCOT #Election2008 #USCCR k/t @yidwithlid
viKtor k posted a blog entry
Interesting Quote: Taylor Harris
"To be clear, (Julian) Bond has used this line several times, and when he says "equality," he isn't talking about the right...
"To be clear, (Julian) Bond has used this line several times, and when he says "equality," he isn't talking about the right...
donwill posted a blog entry
Benefits for same-sex partners are expanding
By Ashley SurdinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, November 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES — With public attention focused...
By Ashley SurdinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, November 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES — With public attention focused...
Mideast Y posted a blog entry
No Way Trough – Just Imagine: Checkpoints in London!
There is really nothing more to say. What else could be added… ?? This is simply reality… It has happened, and can...
There is really nothing more to say. What else could be added… ?? This is simply reality… It has happened, and can...
Jeff Simpkins posted a tweet
"It's easy to get people's attention; what counts is getting their interest."Civil Rights Activist, Philip Randolph
Erskine posted a blog entry
PROBLEMS OF HARASSMENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: WHY YOU SHOULD REPORT BAD COPS
The complaint of nuisance connected with the military can be traced at the behind of to the polite rights days. Video footage...
The complaint of nuisance connected with the military can be traced at the behind of to the polite rights days. Video footage...
4 days ago
Criminal Justice Degrees Online
| Topics: Politics, News &..., Civil Rights, Louisville...
Criminal Justice Degrees Online
| Topics: Politics, News &..., Civil Rights, Louisville...Kevin Myles posted a tweet
WNB Newsbrief: The ACLU and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights call for reform at the US Commission on Civil... http://bit.ly/4Ozn2E
4 days ago
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| Topics: leadership..., news brief, ACLU, Civil Rights | Add twitter to your profileKevin Myles posted a blog entry
The ACLU and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights call for reform at the US Commission on Civil Rights
Long time readers of the blog will note that we've been talking about the ideological shift and politicization of the US...
Long time readers of the blog will note that we've been talking about the ideological shift and politicization of the US...
Steve Riley shared an item
Some amendments are more equal than others
I'm not going all-in for the message of this Mayors Against Illegal Guns "Terror Gap" thing. But I'm struck by what I'll call the "Hypocrisy Gap" instead. I don't want to take up too much of your post-holiday time with this, but here's what's...
I'm not going all-in for the message of this Mayors Against Illegal Guns "Terror Gap" thing. But I'm struck by what I'll call the "Hypocrisy Gap" instead. I don't want to take up too much of your post-holiday time with this, but here's what's...
4 days ago
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TNTalk! posted a blog entry
Politics and Religion: Excommunicate Representative Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat Representative of Rhode Island is an accessory to murder in the eyes of the Catholic Church.The...
Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat Representative of Rhode Island is an accessory to murder in the eyes of the Catholic Church.The...
Ann Pietrangelo posted a tweet
Compassionate civil rights blogger @stevenblue Check him out: http://www.care2.com/causes/author/stevebwilliams/ #FollowFriday
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Former Chicago Urban League President Runs for Senate Seat
Cheryle R. Jackson focusing on job creation, small business success.Initially, Cheryle R. Jackson was flattered that then...
Cheryle R. Jackson focusing on job creation, small business success.Initially, Cheryle R. Jackson was flattered that then...
Mentarch posted a blog entry
Dissent Is What Will Save Us
Agreed.However, it would require first that we reacquaint ourselves with our responsibilities as citizens of democracies:Living...
Agreed.However, it would require first that we reacquaint ourselves with our responsibilities as citizens of democracies:Living...
dawntrenee posted a tweet
RT @mmangen: "It's easy to get people's attention; what counts is getting their interest." Civil Rights Activist, Philip Randolph
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Thanksgiving: A Native Amercian Perspective
The Pilgrims are said to have had the “first” thanksgiving feast in the New World in the autumn of 1621....
The Pilgrims are said to have had the “first” thanksgiving feast in the New World in the autumn of 1621....
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
‘Day of Outrage’ takes stand against violence
Residents of a broken north St. Louis neighborhood called Monday for a restoration of hope and dignity, and in Atlanta, the...
Residents of a broken north St. Louis neighborhood called Monday for a restoration of hope and dignity, and in Atlanta, the...
Omar Ha-Redeye posted a blog entry
Stripping of citizenship, contd
Father was never charged with war crime, family saysThe family of Helmut Oberlander says he was never a Nazi and he has not...
Father was never charged with war crime, family saysThe family of Helmut Oberlander says he was never a Nazi and he has not...
MichaelH posted tweets
FBI begins “Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative” seeking next of kin for unsolved murders - http://bit.ly/4GQyFH #genealogy
FBI begins “Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative” seeking next-of-kin for unsolved murders - http://bit.ly/4GQyFH #genealogy
7 days ago
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| Topics: unsolved..., Cold Case, Civil Rights, Genealogy | Add twitter to your profileTodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Despite pact, few blacks at Coast Guard school
Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of...
Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of...
NoahDavidSimon posted a blog entry
EXCLUSIVE Analysis: Sorry, Islamophobia Pimps – 67% of US Hate Crimes Against Jews
EXCLUSIVE Analysis: Sorry, Islamophobia Pimps – 67% of US Hate Crimes Against Jews By Debbie...
EXCLUSIVE Analysis: Sorry, Islamophobia Pimps – 67% of US Hate Crimes Against Jews By Debbie...
Mideast Y posted a blog entry
Shahin Najafi, Iranian creative rapper
Shahin Najafi, an influential Iranian rapper has released his first solo album “Illusion”. He is the most prominent Persian...
Shahin Najafi, an influential Iranian rapper has released his first solo album “Illusion”. He is the most prominent Persian...
7 days ago
Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead
| Topics: Censorship, Civil Rights, Featured, Freedom of...
Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead
| Topics: Censorship, Civil Rights, Featured, Freedom of...
Askinglaw posted a blog entry
fmla/civil rights/affirmative action, New Jersey
i have worked for nj tiomunicipality 10 years for about 3 years i have been onset with breathing problems that now have been...
i have worked for nj tiomunicipality 10 years for about 3 years i have been onset with breathing problems that now have been...
Roger S posted a blog entry
Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk
[From Green Party of Suffolk]Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk“The Green Party of Suffolk is...
[From Green Party of Suffolk]Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk“The Green Party of Suffolk is...
7 days ago
Greens for Greens
| Topics: civil rights, amnesty international..., angela wright, dangerous...
Greens for Greens
| Topics: civil rights, amnesty international..., angela wright, dangerous...
disembedded1 posted a blog entry
Photo of the Day: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009Photography by: Jeff Sheng, Los AngelesDon’t Ask,...
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009Photography by: Jeff Sheng, Los AngelesDon’t Ask,...
The Clay Empire posted a blog entry
Grim News for Soldiers: Pentagon To Consider Widening Definition of “Extremist Organization”
Thanks to Major Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon is considering widening the scope of the regulations regarding the rights of soldiers...
Thanks to Major Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon is considering widening the scope of the regulations regarding the rights of soldiers...
Samsara posted a blog entry
Convicted Transgendered Murderer Seeks Electrolysis
BOSTON – A convicted murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation has asked a judge to order Massachusetts...
BOSTON – A convicted murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation has asked a judge to order Massachusetts...
buco posted a blog entry
New FBI data show a sharp increase in anti-gay hate crimes.
Today, the FBI released its latest annual statistics on U.S. hate crimes in 2008. Overall, “the 2008 numbers are up...
Today, the FBI released its latest annual statistics on U.S. hate crimes in 2008. Overall, “the 2008 numbers are up...
Crystal shared an item
Maine.
They appeared in a single, crisp frame. Two moms, one a brunette with a tennis player ponytail, the other in a royal blue parka. Their buoyant little girl, gap-toothed and freckled, wiggled and fidgeted between them. They were in a polling...
They appeared in a single, crisp frame. Two moms, one a brunette with a tennis player ponytail, the other in a royal blue parka. Their buoyant little girl, gap-toothed and freckled, wiggled and fidgeted between them. They were in a polling...
8 days ago
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Kev posted a blog entry
Bob Wright snubs autistic adults, the same group who live in poverty
The New York Post reported on Autism Speaks founder Bob Wright having a grumpy slap at adult autistic people who were...
The New York Post reported on Autism Speaks founder Bob Wright having a grumpy slap at adult autistic people who were...
Kev posted a blog entry
Bob Wright snubs autistic adults, the same group who live in poverty
The New York Post reported on Autism Speaks founder Bob Wright having a grumpy slap at adult autistic people who were...
The New York Post reported on Autism Speaks founder Bob Wright having a grumpy slap at adult autistic people who were...
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
N.J. Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver has clear path to speaker post
Oliver of East Orange is poised to become the first African American woman to assume the third-most powerful position in New...
Oliver of East Orange is poised to become the first African American woman to assume the third-most powerful position in New...
LadySway posted a tweet
FBI wants public's help in civil rights killings http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=mjgOaW6C
Bob posted a blog entry
“We Don’t Respect You Either,” by Alpha Unit
This is Alpha Unit’s response, or possibly rejoinder, to my piece, We Don’t Respect You. I actually encouraged her...
This is Alpha Unit’s response, or possibly rejoinder, to my piece, We Don’t Respect You. I actually encouraged her...
Inspiration Pro posted a blog entry
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Greatest Message to the World
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a human rights icon, one of the world’s most renowned...
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a human rights icon, one of the world’s most renowned...
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Mother May Face Jail Time for Choosing to Care for Baby
Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a 21-year-old Army cook, had no choice but to skip deployment to Afghanistan, even if it meant going to...
Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a 21-year-old Army cook, had no choice but to skip deployment to Afghanistan, even if it meant going to...
myrnatheminx posted a tweet
RT @jonnyactionpnts: Virginia Foxx and the GOP civil rights champions of yore - [my latest #c2c post] http://ff.im/-bN3pV
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Obama Appoints First Black American Envoy To The Philippines
Harry Thomas was nominated on Friday to succeed American envoy Kirstie Kenney, who has held the post in Manila since her...
Harry Thomas was nominated on Friday to succeed American envoy Kirstie Kenney, who has held the post in Manila since her...
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Computer scam hits African-American churches
The churches thought they were providing a free service to parishioners, but instead got stuck for thousands of dollars in...
The churches thought they were providing a free service to parishioners, but instead got stuck for thousands of dollars in...
Kevin Myles posted a blog entry
Civil Rights Organizations come together to call for a stronger Federal response to the jobs crisis
With unemployment among blacks at more than 15 percent, and in light of new unemployment data released for October 2009, the...
With unemployment among blacks at more than 15 percent, and in light of new unemployment data released for October 2009, the...
TodaysDrum posted a blog entry
Mississippi proposal to merge black schools draws fire
The Governor’s plan to merge Mississippi’s three HBCU’s has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled...
The Governor’s plan to merge Mississippi’s three HBCU’s has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled...
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