Tag Archives: NAACP

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Prof Jay D. Jurie & Texas NAACP Pres Gary Bledsoe on Trayvon Martin

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Central Florida Prof. Jay D. Jurie, left, and Gary Bledsoe, president, Texas NAACP. Rag Radio podcast:The Rag Blog‘s Jay D. Jurie andAustin attorney Gary Bledsoeon the legacy of Trayvon Martin They discuss the trial, racial profiling, the ‘stand your ground’ … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dick J. Reavis : Diverse ‘Moral Monday’ Movement Captures Imagination in North Carolina

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrator being arrested during a protest at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, May 6, 2013. Photo by Gerry Broome / AP. ‘Moral Monday’:Diverse NAACP-led movement ‘achieves mass’ in North Carolina “When I got to an A.M.E. [African Methodist-Episcopal] … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bob Feldman : Socialism, Women’s Suffrage, and the NAACP in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialist Eugene V. Debs, top center, visited Texas Socialists. Photo courtesy of Marty Boswell, a descendent of E.O. Meitzen of Hallettsville, who helped organize the Farmers’ Alliance. Image from labordallas.org.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/6 — Socialism, women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Defending Democracy Against Stolen Elections

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

In a landmark report, the NAACP directly takes on the new Jim Crow tactics passed in 14 states. Image from NAACP.org.Has America’s stolen election process finally hit prime time? By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

NAACP Turns 100; Convention Met by Anti-War Protest

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP with long-time civil rights activist Hazel Dukes. Photo by Thomas Good / NLN / The Rag BlogDemonstrators at NAACP confab protest presence of army recruiters As the NAACP kicked off its convention … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment