Tag Archives: Civil Rights

Cyndi Lauper on Obama’s Brand of Hope : One Size Fits All

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘We as a society, LGBT or straight, can show that civil rights are important and discrimination is wrong across the board through our vote.’By Cyndi Lauper / August 24, 2008 As I toured all over the country this summer with … Continue reading →

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Replacement For ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ : ‘Don’t Care’

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Congress Revisits Military’s Policy On GaysBy David Welna / July 24, 2008 More than 12,000 gay men and women have been expelled from the U.S. armed forces since the Pentagon’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” took effect 15 years … Continue reading →

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Bobby Seale : Still Revolutionary After All These Years

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Former Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale. Photo By Adam Wallacavage.An interview with the former chairman of the Black Panther PartyBy Kam Williams / July 20th, 2008 Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, … Continue reading →

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Books : Writings for a Democratic Society : The Tom Hayden Reader

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Richard Flacks discusses Tom Haydenand the new collection of his writings By Richard Flacks / June 12, 2008 If you were on the campus at Ann Arbor at the dawn of the 1960s, you’d have been aware of Tom Hayden’s … Continue reading →

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Austin Civil Rights Pioneer Dies at 89

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

E. Ernest Goldstein rose from Capitol Hill lawyer to special assistant in the Johnson White House after teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. 1967 Photo By By Wally Mcnamee, The Washington Post.Ernest Goldstein Pushed for Integration At University … Continue reading →

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Blogging for Freedom : Black Activism on the Internet

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The Civil Rights Battle Moves From The Streets To The InternetBy Heather Faison PHILADELPHIA — One of the most important e-mails to land in Kourtney Addison’s inbox was seconds away from being cyber trash. As her eyes scrolled down the … Continue reading →

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Sean Bell Acquittal : Street Action in New York

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Protesters block the Queensboro Bridge at rush hour. Photo by Mike Morice / NLN. Civil Disobedience actions shut down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National … Continue reading →

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