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Facing History's Homophobia Workshop, Resources about Bayard Rustin

jeffkellylowenstein3 wrote 1 month ago: Dunreith facilitated a session about Bayard Rustin at Facing History's homphobia workshop today. … more →

Tags: Current Books, Facing History and Ourselves, Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, John D'Emilio, lost prophet, march on washington, Adam Clayton Powell

Malcolm X Was Bisexual - Get Over It by Peter Tatchell

gayswithoutborders wrote 2 months ago: Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it Black History Month should help break down homophobia by celebra … more →

Tags: Gay, GLBT, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, LGBT, Peter Tatchell, Gay life, Malcolm X, Black History Month

Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement Then and Now.

Scott wrote 2 months ago: It’s a little known fact that one of major players of the civil rights movement, and the organ … more →

Tags: Equal Rights, History, Civil Rights, Gay

Civil Rights Style2 comments

invisibleagent wrote 4 months ago: Lately I’ve been looking at a lot of old images from the civil rights movement of the 1950 … more →

Tags: Ties, John Kennedy, Suits, sammy davis jr., Style, JFK, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King

The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement6 comments

stetson23 wrote 5 months ago: As an Alabamian, race and the civil rights movements are important to me. Sure, this nation’s … more →

Tags: Alabama, Civics, Education, karma, media poisoning, Oppression!, Research, Black Panthers, Bobby Seale

The NAACP & GOP: Dodos of a Feather2 comments

pittswiley wrote 5 months ago: Of course Michael Steele was there. That Michael Steele was a speaker at the NAACP convention is poe … more →

Tags: People, Pitts Indeed, Thought food, ben jealous, Gay Rights, Greek-letter organizations, jon pitts-wiley, McCormick and Schmick's, Michael Steele

Quotes On Love 07.

Chitraparna wrote 6 months ago: When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous — a man who brutalizes people. Butyou love … more →

Tags: Quotes on Love, Love Quotes, Love

Thursday Stitch N' Bitch: White Go Go Boots, Prop 8, Hell and a Handbasket9 comments

afrocity wrote 7 months ago: Good morning ALS readers. I want to apologize for neglecting you over the last couple of days. It is … more →

Tags: Thursday Stitch N' Bitch, Black Republicans and Barack Obama, Homophobic African Americans, Prop 8. Blacks and Homosexuality, racism, racism and barack obama

Rev. George Houser: Taking the Social Gospel Seriously

Vince Reardon wrote 7 months ago: In early October 1940, 24-year-old George M. Houser struggled with a decision many said would destro … more →

Tags: Legacy, Books, Social Justice, George Houser, David Dellinger, Reinhold Niebuhr, peacemaking, Anti-War, Civil Rights

Paul Robeson, Phil Ochs, Deir Yessin and the Journey of Reconciliation 4/9/09

seeingredradio wrote 8 months ago: We honor this day, April 9th, in the history of revolutionary liberation with a celebration of the l … more →

Tags: Broadcasts, Day in Revolutionary History, Deir Yessin, mumia abu jamal, Paul Robeson, Phil Ochs

Memo to Jimi Izrael: Fronting as Straight Always Pays Off2 comments

blksista wrote 9 months ago: There are some days that I think Jimi Izrael of The Root doesn’t know what else to say. I want … more →

Tags: Black People, Books, Nonfiction/Essays, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Women, betty shabazz, Bisexuality

Sorry To Be Gone So Long...

blksista wrote 9 months ago: I had things to do offline…but it doesn’t mean that I don’t have very much to say … more →

Tags: American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Homelessness, nadya suleman, Obama Administration, Tent Cities, The Economy, Eliot Spitzer

Bayard Rustin: Thoughts from Charles Merrill on Tax Revolt

rogerhollander wrote 9 months ago: “I agree all citizens should pay their taxes if they are treated as equals and receive all of … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, roger hollander, Human Rights, Anti-War, Gay Rights, Discrimination, lesbian rights, war resister

Know Your Civil Rights Leaders: Bayard Rustin

fromlaurelstreet wrote 9 months ago: In front of 170 W 130 St., March on Washington, (left to right) Bayard Rustin, Deputy Director, Clev … more →

Tags: Historical Information, Civil Rights, American History, Eugene T. Reed

Black History Month: Bayard Rustin in the Eye of the Storm

jeffkellylowenstein3 wrote 10 months ago: Bayard Rustin's life is depicted in a new play and a biography by John D'Emilio. The modern … more →

Tags: Black History, Martin Luther King, Black History Month, Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Bull Connor, John D'Emilio, lost prophet, march on washington

Proposition 8: a triumph of bigotry117 comments

skepticalbrotha wrote 1 year ago: As some of you know, one of Skeptical Brotha’s longtime contributors has posted that he succum … more →

Tags: Politics, Power Games, California Politics, Civil Rights, Coretta Scott King, GLBT Issues, Homophobia, Marriage Equality, Martin Luther King Jr.

This one's for Bayard Rustin.

rkurwa wrote 1 year ago: Bayard Rustin The rest of the series. … more →

Tags: News, rahim, photos, Politics, this one's for you, election, obama, Civil Rights

watch this. then again. then vote. then cry.1 comment

chrislombardi wrote 1 year ago: Running behind, as usual. But I finally saw this, a few days after another viewing of Brother Outsid … more →

Tags: Politics, Human Rights, History, Journalism, organizing, harvey milk, Sean Penn, Troublemakers, Gay Rights

Quote of the Day

missify wrote 1 year ago: “To be afraid is to behave as if truth were not true.” Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Quote Of The Day, Black People, black quotes


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