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Intimidating Voter Fraud Billboards To Be Taken Down
Activists and community members were outraged when more than 140 billboards warning of criminal consequences for voter fraud were put up in low-income neighborhoods in Ohio and Wisconsin. After much pressure, Clear Channel has agreed to take them down.
The Tea Party’s Uber-Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad, And The Black Man Behind It
A new political ad, brought to you by The Tea Party Victory Fund and currently running in white Ohio counties, definitely ranks up there amongst the most racist ads we’ve ever seen. What’s even more maddening, the creator of the ad is former Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell; a black man.
Eric Holder Calls Voter ID Laws “Poll Taxes”
Attorney General Eric Holder has made headlines after likening voter ID laws to a “poll tax.” Do you agree with Attorney General Holder?
Two Brothers on Trial for Beating Black Teen While ‘Patrolling’ Their Neighborhood
Two Jewish brothers – Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim – stand accused of beating a black teenager while “patrolling” their Baltimore neighborhood will begin today. The story has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case.
The Campaign to Suppress Black Voters Continues….
The campaign to suppress minority votes in the coming elections continues. The variety of new requirements for voting – which range from requring birth certificates and government-issued I.D to cutting early voting windows – disproportionately impact Black voters. We’ve got to get informed, and we must fight back!
NEW LAWS THREATEN YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!
NEW LAWS THREATEN YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE! We’ve been telling you guys for weeks now that your Voting Rights are under attack (see HERE and HERE). Thanks to the continued efforts of Republican-led state legislatures, and shady, man-behind-the-curtain figures like the Koch Brothers, inane voting restrictions that disproportionately impact young, impoverished and minority voters […]
Q&A: Wisconsin ID Law Will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote
Q&A: Wisconsin ID Law Will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote Jonah Most, New America Media | July 14, 2011 Editor’s Note: On May 25, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed off on a new law, Assembly Bill 7, that requires Wisconsin voters to show photo identification at the polls. Critics of the law contend that this requirement […]
He's Peaceful? Yep, we're telling lies, I mean stories Today!
So, I woke up this morning feeling groggy and moody because there was a fire in my apartment complex last night. So, I didn’t sleep well. However, like most mornings, I got up hoping that the world would be a little less racist, a little less sexist, a little less homophobic, and a little less […]
You Gon' Be All Right: On Maia Campbell and (More on) Tyler Perry
Note: I know this post is mad long. I’ll be more succinct in the future. I know you have better things to do. Last week, I didn’t take the opportunity to blog about Maia Campbell, something that I had fully intended to do. Instead, my only significant output was a blog about Tyler Perry taking […]