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Archives: African-Americans
In Dem Race, African-American women could be decisive on Super Tuesday
By Evelyn M. Simien | (The Conversation) | - - As the Democratic nominating contest speeds up, African-American voters – especially women – have some tough, and influential, choices to make .…
Black, Brown and Progressive: A New Voter Majority in the US?
By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( TeleSur With the US becoming more racially diverse, left-leaning people of color in alliance with their white counterparts means that there is a progressive voting majority right…
Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - There is no guarantee that the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia will be a liberal. But only if Cruz wins the…
The Day Beyoncé Turned Black – SNL
Saturday Night Live | (Video satire) | - - "It's the day white people never saw coming: when Beyoncé turned black." Saturday Night Live: " "The Day Beyoncé Turned Black" - SNL"
In PBS Debate, did Clinton succeed in Hurting Sanders with Black Voters?
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "What was the biggest fail at the PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate? The Young Turks panel…
Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl
TeleSur | - - Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has been awash with both criticism and praise…
Palin for Trump: ‘Political Correctness’ (anti-racism) is a Suicide Bomb Vest
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The term "political correctness" has a long and varying history, but what do Donald Trump and Sarah Palin mean when they attack it?…
On MLK Day, let’s Remember Ike’s warning about the Military-Industrial Complex
By Shahid Buttar | Electronic Frontier Foundation [Sunday] marked the 55th anniversary of a world-historical speech by the last war hero to occupy the White House: President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower. His…
Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?
Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn't just about land rights. Dena Takruri gets…
SC Cop Flips Black Student In Her Desk
Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and Hannah Cranston | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "A cop in South Carolina was called in to deal with an unruly student at a high…
Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "The 'decision to cut out ID services to almost all counties with a majority black population is discriminatory and wrong,' says…
What if Kim Davis Refused to License Marriages of Inter-Racial Couples?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis was released from prison on Tuesday after having been jailed for 5 days for contempt of court because…
Charge that Trump had Black Casino Employees hidden from him in ’80s
By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "Black employees at the Trump Casino in Atlantic City were routinely kept out of sight whenever the…
Can Bernie Sanders become the Frontrunner coming out of Labor Day Weekend?
Ed Schultz | The Ed Show | (Video Interview) | - - "Presidential Candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT, joins Ed Schultz to discuss a wide range of issues including why his…
Trump in Alabama: Playing George Wallace & making Latinos the new N-Word
Margaret Howell and Jo Ankier | (TheLipTV Video News Commentary) | - - "Donald Trump held a pep rally at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Alabama on Friday night drawing around 30,000 people.…
How Black Lives Matter is making Bernie Sanders a better candidate
By Kate Aronoff | ( Waging Nonviolence) If you spent any time in the progressive blogosphere this past week and a half, chances are that you have some feelings about activists in…
Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from…
White Male News: As US Diversifies, Newsrooms Lag
By Nora Happel | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Although the United States as a whole is becoming more ethnically diverse, newsrooms remain largely dominated by white,…