Showing posts with label African American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African American. Show all posts
Sunday, April 19, 2020

While the Elderly, Minorities, and the Imprisoned Die, A Push to "Re-Open" the Country by "Pro-Life" Christian Republicans

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Reported US coronavirus deaths: 7 weeks ago: 0 deaths 6 weeks ago: 17 deaths 5 weeks ago: 49 deaths 4 weeks ago: 249 deaths 3 weeks ...
Monday, November 11, 2019

"You Served Your Tour with Valor": Honoring Veterans of the African-American Struggle for Justice and Dignity

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Today is the U.S. Veterans' Day holiday, and as tributes to this or that family member who has been in the military pop up in my...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Wendell Griffen, "Standing with Elaine"

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With the permission of my friend Judge (and Reverend) Wendell Griffen, I'd like to share with you a statement he has made recently o...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Roy Moore Defeated, But Polling Data Tell Us Why We Have Miles and Miles to Go Before We Jubilate — Fusion of White Nationalism and White Christianity Remains Potent Toxic Challenge

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Roy Moore rides away on his horse after voting in the Alabama Senate election. Here's what to watch in today's hotly contested r...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Twitter Chews Over Election Results: "Thoughts and Prayers to all the Republican Politicians Who Lost Their Seats Today"

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Thoughts and prayers to all the Republican politicians who lost their seats today. We won't do anything to prevent it from happening a...
Friday, May 12, 2017

Move to Impeach Judge Wendell Griffen: "Latest Effort to Punish a Judge, a Black Judge . . . with Whom the White Power Structure in Arkansas Disagrees"

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I thought I'd update you today on what's happening with my friend Judge (and Reverend) Wendell Griffen right now. As his re...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Notes on "Moonlight": The Price Men Pay for Showing Vulnerability — And the Higher Price Some Men Pay

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As it happens, Steve and I watched "Moonlight" Saturday evening, and yesterday, I put together a set of notes about the film...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Why I Keep Asking Where Francis Effect Is for Marginalized Catholics: Pretending Is Never Way to Build a Healthy Anything

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When I keep asking where the Francis effect is for various groups of marginalized Catholics (like the black Catholics about whom Anth...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

#WhoIsBurningBlackChurches: A Series of Links for You

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Dr. Maya Angelou Reads From James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time" from DKDMedia on Vimeo . A series of excerpts from co...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

A Musical Evening about "Slavery and Song": A Resource to Recommend to You

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In a posting here last October , I mentioned that we had with us friends from Edinburgh, Ian and Donna Gilmour, and that Ian had a sabba...
Friday, May 1, 2015

More Things I'm Reading at Week's End: Baltimore, Racism, White Privilege, Recognizing African-American Contributions to American Culture

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More stuff I'm reading as this week ends — these resources are about what's happening right now in Baltimore, about the need of...
Friday, March 13, 2015

Madonna on Gay Rights as "Way More Advanced Than Women's Rights": Some Noteworthy Responses

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Something else gaining attention in this week's news: Madonna's statement , Gay rights are way more advanced than women’s...
Monday, October 28, 2013

The Sea Change in Cultural Attitudes Toward Gay Lives: Importance of Telling Gay Stories and Bearing Gay Witness

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Last week at the Huffington Post site, Arianna Huffington announced that the Oprah Winfrey Network would air several programs on 27 Oc...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

DOMA Decision and Voting Rights Act Decision: We Stand Together or We Fall Together

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I want to lift a statement I made at the end of my posting yesterday about the initial Twitter commentary re: the Supreme Court and...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Charles Blow Explains to Rand Paul How the GOP Lost the Black Vote

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Charles Blow's rejoinder to Rand Paul in the New York Times today about precisely how and why the GOP has lost black voters is p...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Bishop John Shelby Spong on 2012 Elections: U.S. in a "New Place"

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And yet more post-election commentary, this from noted Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong, who maintains that the 2012 elections move...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

New America of 2012 Elections: Implications for Religious Conservatives and American Catholic Centrists

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Vis-a-vis religion-and-politics news, one of the big narratives emerging from this election cycle is the increasing impotence of t...

Post-Election Commentary: History Turning a Corner with the New America

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This morning, a selection of post-election commentary from the last two days that, to my mind, makes valuable points and raises inter...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Tyree Keeps Spouting Off: "Don't Want My Kids to Think Homosexuals Are Normal"

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And so now we hear from Mr. Tyree re: what it's really all about for him, when he calls same-sex couples "unnatural and spouts of...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Eric Deggans on Martin Luther King's Legacy: Why Do the Media Still Give Time to Anti-Gay Spokespersons?

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A day late, but Eric Deggans' commentary on Martin Luther King's legacy in light of the  contemporary struggle for LGBT rights de...