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The Accidental Activist – Rodney King (1965-2012)

In one of my Civil Rights History classes way back when, the professor explained why the NAACP very specifically took up the case of Rosa Parks as a means of challenging the Jim Crow era bus segregation laws.  She had … Continue reading

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The Long, Slow Death of Dumb DOMA

A friend in college hipped me to the Syracuse Cultural Workers’ Carry It On Peace Calendar.  I’ve purchased them ever since.  It features photos, art, and notable anniversaries from social movements both contemporary and historical. For June, they always do … Continue reading

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Evolution Happens

If you go back and look at the tape of then VP-candidate Joe Biden during the vice presidential debate, when he answered the question about same-sex marriage, you can hear in his cadence that he was following a script.  Yes, … Continue reading

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