Tag Archives: Racism

Those Wacky Republicans : "Magic Negro" May Actually HELP Candidate Saltsman

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Four days after news broke that the former Tennessee GOP chairman had sent a CD including a song titled “Barack the Magic Negro” to the RNC members he is courting some of those officials are rallying around the embattled Saltsman.’By … Continue reading →

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Tone Deaf GOP : Just Humming Along?

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Chip Saltsman, pretender to the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee thought it would be funny to send a CD with 41 tasteless, demeaning racial parodies to his Republican buddies as a holiday gift.’ By Larry Ray / The Rag … Continue reading →

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‘Magic Negro’ and ‘Star Spanglish Banner’ : Republicans are Equal-Opportunity Offenders

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Chip Saltsman, who managed Mike Huckabee’s campaign, said the songs, produced for Rush Limbaugh, are just “light hearted political parodies.” ‘Republican operative Chip Saltsman distributed a CD containing “Barack the Magic Negro” as part of his campaign to be elected … Continue reading →

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Post-Katrina Vigilante Rampage : The Untold Story

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Edna Glover holds a portrait of her son, whose remains were found behind a police station in New Orleans after Katrina. Photo by Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun / The Nation. ‘After the storm, White vigilantes roamed Algiers Point shooting … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Consensus Building : Rick Warren and, Say, Bull Conner?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Birmingham Police Commissioner Eugene (Bull) Conner called out the dogs on civil rights demonstrators in 1963. Surely he wouldn’t have been included under President-elect Barack Obama’s umbrella.‘Using an evangelical mega-church fence-straddling homophobe and anti-abortion champion to offer an inaugurating prayer … Continue reading →

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Rejecting Bigotry at Tyson, Shelbyville, Tennesee

Posted on December 10, 2008 by RagBlog

An Injury to Eid is an Injury to AllBy Stuart Appelbaum / December 9, 2008 ‘The only way working people ever win is if we stand together. It doesn’t matter whether it’s race or religion: United we stand, divided we … Continue reading →

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Bob Jones University Says ‘No’ to Racism, Abercrombie & Fitch

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Students at Bob Jones University becoming smart at the Bob Jones University Library, reading books by Bob Jones. Photo by Francis Miller / Life Magazine / 1948. ‘Finally, BJ University has issued a half-hearted apology for their racist past. They … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer: Intelligent Exchange on Gay Hate

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Obbop: ‘Piss on the Gays’By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2008 I post most of The Rag Blog’s material to social networking site Reddit. Yesterday I sent a link to an article brother Richard Jehn placed … Continue reading →

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Zwarich: Eradicating Racism Means Eradicating Poverty and Deprivation

Posted on November 15, 2008 by RagBlog

People at Mom’s Place, a homeless shelter in Detroit.Photo: Ankur Dholakia / The Detroit News.A Post Racial America?Are we anywhere NEAR there yet?By Zwarich / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2008 A very good article from a young Black … Continue reading →

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Hate Radio Takes ’em All On: Women, Minorities, Gays, Autistic Children

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Talk radio vitriol not just reserved for Obama. By Eric Boehlert and Jamison Foser / November 13, 2008 See Video montage of right wing talk radio, Below. As Media Matters for America documented, the nationwide network of conservative radio hosts … Continue reading →

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Makani Themba-Nixon : A Black Woman Looks at the Election

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Celebration at Grant Park, Chicago, after Obama victory. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.‘Last night for the first time in my life, I saw people gathered to say unequivocally that they finally feel at home in this country.’By Makani … Continue reading →

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Tim Wise : Tuesday Night Obama Made History; Now the Work Begins

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Zeborah Ball-Paul (right) and Theodora Beasley join 250,000 others in celebrating Barack Obama’s victory during Obama’s election night rally in Chicago’s Grant Park. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.Avoiding cynicism and overconfidence in the age of Obama.By Tim Wise … Continue reading →

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