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Topic: Civil Rights Archive
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The Conservative Fantasy History of Civil Rights — NYMag
Posted on May 23, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsThe civil rights movement, once a controversial left-wing fringe, has grown deeply embedded into the fabric of our national story. This is a salutary development, but a problematic one for conservatives, who are the direct political descendants... -
Race, Millennials and Reverse Discrimination | The Nation
Posted on April 27, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsThe most commonly said thing about the “Millennial” generation is that it’s more diverse and more tolerant than its predecessors. Millennials are more likely to be persons of color, more likely to show acceptance of same-sex relationships... -
Happy 100th Birthday to Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Organizer, “Resister Extraordinaire” – COLORLINES
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Birmingham’s Civil Rights Institute Personalizes a Struggle – NYTimes.com
Posted on March 15, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsTHE visitors were old and young, black and white, from neighborhoods nearby and cities on the other side of the world. But on a recent morning in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, they were all stopped in their tracks by one particular dis... -
March for Justice in Selma Takes on Alabama’s Immigration Law
Posted on March 11, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsProtesters in Selma, Alabama who are fed up with the state’s heavy handed approach to voter ID legislation and immigration reform are today finishing a week-long march meant to bring attention to the two issues. The march was organized by th... -
Urban League: Voting laws threaten black gains
Posted on March 8, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsBut concerns abound among civil rights and minority leaders that new state photo ID and other laws will widen the gap between blacks and whites. Several states have implemented laws that narrow the list of acceptable forms of identification nee... -
The Killing Of Ramarley Graham – Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic
Posted on February 21, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsWhen people talk about ending the War on Drugs, or decriminalizing marijuana, or reining in stop and frisk, they are not simply talking about the right of private citizens to get high, they are talking about the right of private citizens to n... -
LGBT and Latino rights activist Larry Baza Compares African American, Latino and LGBT Civil Rights and Movements | LGBT Weekly
Posted on February 9, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No Comments1 – What are the parallels/similarities between the black civil rights movement/Latino civil rights movement and the LGBT-rights movement? There are parallels/similarities between the civil rights movements of African Americans, Latino Americ... -
Suggested Reading: African and African American history
Posted on February 9, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No CommentsToday, the celebration of Black History Month consists chiefly of inviting guest lecturers to college and university campuses, stressing the need to study, know and appreciate African American history, and creating suggested reading lists such ... -
Letters of Note: To My Old Master
Posted on January 31, 2012| Sharing, Topic: Civil Rights | No Comments