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President Obama's NAACP Speech -- FULL TEXT

stephencrose wrote 1 day ago: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NAACP CENTENNIAL CONVENTION Hilton New York New York, New York 7:00 … more →

Tags: Politics, Brown v. Board of Education, centennial, NAACP, President Obama, Speech, Voting Rights Act

Shame1 comment

Andrew wrote 1 week ago: We interrupt this blog to bring you an opportunity to hang your head in shame for our society. If th … more →

Tags: One click helping, obama, racism, Valley Swim Club, color of change, whites only pool, Hurricane Katrina, Action Alert!, Philadelphia

Dr. Thomas Sowell: A Tangled Web Of Racial Politics2 comments

84rules wrote 1 week ago: In this post-racial America that was supposed to be Barack Obama’s hallmark, we find that thin … more →

Tags: Politics, Government, justice and courts, social issues, Prince Georges County, Public Schools, Thomas Sowell, Racial Discrimination, New Haven

A Krauthammer Ricci Rehash

doomsy wrote 1 week ago: Usually I ignore Charles Krauthammer, I really do, because of what I consider to be his meandering p … more →

Tags: Culture Wars, Politics (General), Pundit Ponderings (Bad), Race, Supreme Court, Charles Krauthammer, Frank Ricci, Sonia Sotomayor

Hope in Supreme Court Ruling

mcgburson wrote 1 week ago: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 stated that it was now illegal to discriminate in employment decisions … more →

Tags: Politics, Conservative, Law, racism, Republican

Editorial Critique; Firefighters And Race- NYT- Anonymous

suijurisreverie wrote 2 weeks ago: Firefighters And Race On Monday, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to diversity in the American workpl … more →

Tags: Politics, News, Critiques, New York Times, Ricci Case, Supreme Court, workplace discrimination, Firefighter

Civil Rights Legislation Weakened by the Supreme Court

eshowoman wrote 2 weeks ago: In the last week the Supreme Court has made inroads into invalidating the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 … more →

Tags: African-American, america, American, black american, Black News, Black People, Diversity, ethnicity, Identity Politics

The Supreme Court's Ricci Decision

rogerhollander wrote 2 weeks ago: Glenn Greenwald www.salon.com, Monday June 29, 2009 10:30 EDT (updated below) In the now famous … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Race, Racism, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Glenn Greenwald, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Kennedy, Racial Discrimination

Ricci follow-up + swallowing & Tran$former$2 comments

philthepill136286 wrote 2 weeks ago: Note: Magnanimous Monday will be moved to Tuesday this week as I ran out of time and I am a lame exc … more →

Tags: america, Science-Health, film & television, Virginia Tech, Revenge of the Fallen, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U. S. Supreme Court, Ricci v. DeStefano

Ricci v. DeStefano a Mixed Bag for Libertarians?

Eric Williams wrote 2 weeks ago: There’s been a lot of buzz in the #tlot and #tcot tags on Twitter about the latest SCOTUS ruli … more →

Tags: Law and Government, Discrimination, Employment, Ricci v. DeStefano, sonya sotomayor, Supreme Court

Firefighters Ruling Expected Monday Could Impact Sotomayor Confirmation

Paul Monti wrote 2 weeks ago: Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor ruled for the city of New Haven, Conn., in a reverse discrimin … more →

Tags: Politics, Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, New Haven, Nominee, Firefighters

Laws change at the whim to benefit those in power5 comments

Kimel Empilder wrote 3 weeks ago: GM Comic The funny thing about this country is its set of laws and legislation. What people don’t u … more →

Tags: Political Warfare, Historical Perspectives, gm bankruptcy, Laws Change, Economy, automobile makers, Business Elite, Law Makers, Laws change on the whim

Congress Apologizes For Slavery!

ebonytamu wrote 1 month ago: I think that it’s about time that African-Americans received an apology for the destructi … more →

Tags: Moral Reasons, People Who Do Us Proud, America, politicians, Congress issues apology for slavery, Congressman Steve Cohen, Democrat Tom Harkin, House apologizes for slavery, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr, Rep. Artur Davis

My opinion on the torture photos

Zachary wrote 1 month ago: Though I understand the issue is probably more complex than the data I, a layperson, have been prese … more →

Tags: Politics, abu ghraib, Ford, Gerald Ford, Guantanamo Bay, Nixon, obama, State Secrets, Torture

Column for 7 June, 20093 comments

The Local Crank wrote 1 month ago: The Life of the Party “Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in:  Jerusalem lies in ruins … more →

Tags: Column, Barack Obama, Texas, Republican Party, Fox News, Democrats, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Voter ID

Women's Rights? (Ahemm...)

Jon-Paul wrote 2 months ago: Where's that moral compass? Whilst doing the ‘reading rounds’ for this morning we ha … more →

Tags: Americana, Crime, Ethos, Illegal Immigration, Congress, Weird People, Same Sex Marriage, immoral, Lunacy

Walking the Razor, Multi-Purpose Research Note4 comments

lygris wrote 2 months ago: NAACPThere is no easy way to walk on the delicate line of race without somehow insulting someone. We … more →

Tags: Research Notes, Education, Thomas Sowell, Affirmative Action, BOB ZELNICK, Public Services, NAACP, EEOC, backfire

Supreme Court to Hear Reverse-Discrimination Case

Editors wrote 2 months ago: 21 Apr 09 | CSM In what could become a major showdown over the use of race as a factor in hiring, th … more →

Tags: US, Domestic, racism, Constitutional Rights, Supreme Court, Ricci v. DeStefano, New Haven, firefirghters

Republicans Passed the First Civil Rights Act

tosagop wrote 3 months ago: On this day in 1866, the Republican-majority 39th Congress overrode a veto by the Democrat pres … more →

Tags: Michael Zak, Emancipation, Slavery, Back to the Basics. Grand Old Party, Grand Old Partisan


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