In honor of what true American spirit looks like– and what real struggle and sacrifice embody– here is the “I Have a Dream Speech,” by Martin Luther King Jr. in it’s entirety.
Entries Tagged as 'Race'
This Is Restoring Honor
August 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics, america
Tags: Civil Rights·Dr. Martin Luther King·I have A Dream·Race·Racism
White Fear And Loathing In America
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Political Fringe, Republicans, america
The sheer number of manufactured controversies by the media this year has been nothing short of astonishing. Rachel Maddow manages to shed light on them as part of a bigger narrative– The white fear meme: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Related articles by Zemanta Maddow: Fox News Made [...]
Dana Milbank Thinks Glenn Beck Is Encouraging Violence
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Political Fringe, Politics, america
Is Glenn Beck’s obsession with The Tides Foundation encouraging some of his listeners to resort to violence? Media Matters has excerpts of a Washington Post column by Dana Milbank. The column details Beck’s fascination with demozining the foundation– and the subsequent response to Byron Williams’ attempted murder of Tides Foundation leaders: It’s not fair to [...]
Shirley Sherrod’s Story Is Disputed By Conservative Writer
July 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · News, Political Fringe, Politics
Before I delve into the minute details of Jeffrey Lord’s intellectual dishonesty, and general all around ignorance, I must first say that the only way something like this is even in print, is because the current climate allows for this type of venomous discourse. It’s bred from callous indignation, and utter contempt for the suffering [...]
Tags: black·Jeffrey Lord·Lynching·Race·Racism·Shirley Sherrod·white
Jewish Student Faked An Anti-Semitic Attack
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News, Racism, america
Fabricating a racial attack to elicit sympathy, or bring attention to antisemitism is destructive and viciously evil. It harkens back to the scandalous Tawana Brawley incident in the 1980′s. Worse yet, it lessens the impact real antisemitism has on its victims and perpetrators.
Tags: antisemitism·Jewish·Race·Religion
Are Republicans Changing The Race Narrative Into Something Else?
June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Faith, Politics, Republicans, america
Bravo to South Carolina, for a change. South Carolina is now home to some of the most pioneering political sea change in the Republican party in more than 50 years. Nikki Haley, a conservative Indian-American, is poised to become the state’s first female governor– and first minority head of state in its history. Republican state [...]
