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Category Archives: Civil Rights
Celebrating Freedoms
Tomorrow, people will celebrate our nation’s independence day. Already the frenzy over grabbing the best cuts of beef, ribs, chicken, fish, and a whole gamut of vegetables, has been a dizzying scene at most food retailers. Families and friends will … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Civil Rights, Fourth of July Holiday, July 4th, Postaweek
Tagged Cultural Values, Fourth of July, Freedom, July 4th, Personal Freedoms, postaweek 2014
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Farewell, Mr. Mandela
Farewell, great man! We have always admired your steadfast insistence on never sullying your hands as your oppressors have on you and all the others who were oppressed in South Africa. I will never forget listening intently in one of … Continue reading
SNL & Affirmative Action?
My nephew mentioned to me last Monday how crazy last Saturday’s run of SNL was. On my way home that evening, I heard it on the news too. So, I looked it up online. Boy oh boy! SNL is being … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmative Action, BlogHer, Civil Rights, Daily Post Challenge, Diversity, DPChallenge, Equality, Race and Gender Issues, Saturday Night Live, SNL, YeahWrite
Tagged Al Sharpton, BlogHer, Diversity, DPCHallenge, equality, Kerry Washington, NaBloPoMo, Nano Poblano, Olivia Pope, postaday 2013, Saturday Night Live, SNL, women's rights, YeahWrite
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Let’s Join The Fiercies!
On our recent trip to Cabo San Lucas, I decided to bring along a couple of magazines. One of them was More Magazine. I noticed it on the newsstand section of our local supermarket about two years ago. Its tagline, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, Planned Parenthood, Race and Gender Issues, same-sex marriage, Sandra Fluke, Women's Movement, Women's Reproductive Rights, women's rights
Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, Blank Noise, Cecile Richards, Edith Windsor, Gabby Giffords, Helen Hunt, Human Rights, Jasmeen Patheja, Julia Gillard, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Malala Yousafzai, Marissa Mayer, Melinda Gates, Olympia Snowe, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013, Pussy Riot, Rep. Lisa Brown, Sally Jewell, Sandra Fluke, Sheryl Sandberg, Soosan Firooz, women's rights
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An Oscar Nod To Abe?
Tomorrow evening, we will find out who have garnered the Oscar nod for best picture, actors, directors, screenplays, etc. I think of the contenders and I’m excited and nervous for them. Of the nine nominated films for best picture, I … Continue reading
Posted in Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Picture 2013, Civil Rights, Historical Fiction, HIstorical Film, Movies, Oscar Nomination
Tagged Abolition of Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Academy Award, Argo, Ben Affleck, Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln, Mississippi, postaweek 2013, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Tommy Lee Jones
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