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Showing posts with label African American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African American. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

How Rudy Giuliani is Keeping His Poisonous Legacy Alive with Donald Trump's Campaign

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by Nomad T he other day, the New York Times gave this warning to former New York City mayor and avid Trump supporter, 72-year-old R...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Homefront: How WWII and the US Military Provided the First Spark for the Civil Rights Movement 2 / 2

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by Nomad In Part One , we took a look at how the approaching World War provided an opportunity to reform hiring practices in the defense...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Homefront: How WWII and the US Military Provided the First Spark for the Civil Rights Movement 1 / 2

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by Nomad When it came to the civil rights movement, the US military played a surprisingly important and largely under-recognized role....
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Capital Punishment: Another Example of How Ted Cruz is On the Wrong Side of Public Opinion

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by Nomad Candidate Cruz's long-held support for capital punishment may have helped build his career but today, given the shift in pub...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Forgotten Memorials: The Conscience of Viola Liuzzo and the "Heroism" of the KKK

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by Nomad One state representative in Georgia has drafted legislation calling for the eternal preservation of Confederate monuments, as a...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Massacre Classes: Florida Giving Seminars on How to Survive an Active Shooter Event

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by Nomad With all possibility of sensible gun control reform seemingly out of the question, local police departments are providing reside...
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Plantation Politics: How Some in the Old South Continue to Deny the Evils of Slavery

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by Nomad Can racism ever be extinguished in the USA when there are still some people who wish to ignore the inhumanity of slavery and to ...
Friday, July 3, 2015

Why Should Your Destiny be Decided by The Color of Your Skin?

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by Nomad Is it possible that in America the color of your skin will determine how well you will do in life? A look at the statistics s...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Conscience and Scripture: How the Abolition of Slavery and the Fight for Marriage Equality are Inseparable 2/2

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by Nomad In the second part of this series , we take a look at how the Presbyterian Assembly's recent decision to recognize marr...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Conscience and Scripture: How the Abolition of Slavery and the Fight for Marriage Equality are Inseparable 1/2

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by Nomad A schism within the Presbyterian Church on its views regarding same-sex marriage made a bit of news recently.  We look at ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

American Enough: The Surprising Genealogical Trail of President Barack Obama

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 by Nomad Looking into the President's family history is like looking at a snapshot of American history, as far back as the firs...
Monday, February 2, 2015

How a Community Quilt Project Reveals the Other Side of Selma

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by Nomad Selma, Alabama might have a long dark history of strife and discord, but one project underway is a symbol of unity for the Ala...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The Other Side of Discrimination: Why Understanding White Privilege is So Important

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by Nomad I t was a phrase I heard my father whenever I complained about something. "Who ever told you life would be fair ?"...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

The Other Side of Anger: The East St. Louis Race Riots of 1917

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by Nomad A century, in the summer of 1917, East St. Louis was rocked by a race riot that has today been largely forgotten. It was, in ma...