Tag: civil rights
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Cecil B. Moore Mural Defaced with Racist Graffiti During Black History Month
Sometime over the weekend, some asshats decided that it would be a perfectly fine idea to deface the mural of civil rights leader, Cecil Bassett Moore with racist slurs. Mind you, it’s smack dab in the middle of Black History Month. Now if you are unfamiliar with who he is aside from having a street…
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Racism is Not Dead
The events that have unfolded not only today in Charlottesville but recently all over the country didn’t show me the harsh reality of racism, fascism, bigotry the outright phobias in this country for the 1st time. It didn’t make me disbelieve the distortion that was freedom. Why? Because the shit was never abolished with slavery…
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A Country on Fire: Gun Violence
Am I the only one pissed off and enraged about these senseless killings? First we hear word of the church slayings, then mayhem with the Marines in Chattanooga and more recently there was a shooting in a local movie theater down in Lafayette, LA! We are a country at war with itself. No matter who pulls…
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I See More Than Rainbows! 🌈💀
So last week, The Supreme Court passed a law legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states here in the land of the good ol’ Red White and Blue! Well if that wasn’t good news then I don’t know what is. But lets look past the colorful distraction & pay close attention to some issues that…
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WEEKEND @ THE MOVIES: Selma (review)
If you haven’t had a chance, check out Selma! Grab your friends and family and give this flick a try! It was an emotional, heartfelt and moving film. I mean the fact that it was about one of the world’s most influential & charismatic individuals of the 20th century should be enough to make you…
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Brown and Trayvon: Injustice Waiting to be Swept Under the Rug!
There was a part of me dreading a blog about both these cases. I really wanted to keep mum on the social networks about the whole ordeal. Why? Because as a parent, the last thing you want to do is bury your child. I mean you spend time & money on insurance plans for yourself so…
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