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One of the founding “Meese” has passed. Kysen has posted about it over at DKos. She saved lives. RIP dear sister. Fierce
Articles by Denise Velez
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Celebrating the Joyful Warrior’s ground game, staff and volunteers.
A presidential campaign has many elements. Big speeches, forums, debates, fundraising, handling interviews. The backbone of a campaign is state and local staff and volunteers; they do the getting out the vote, the phone calling […]
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A team who will take on gerrymandering – Obama and Holder
As the time draws near, when we will no longer have Barack Obama as our beloved POTUS, there has also been quite a bit of speculation about what he will do as a private citizen. […]
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#WeTrumpHate
#WeTrumpHate is a film inspired by the values and beliefs that connect young voters in America and a rallying cry to participate in the process this November by electing Hillary Clinton. Take time out to […]
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Langston Hughes, Gentrification, and preserving Harlem’s legacy.
Harlem has multiple and layered meanings in our world of black art, history, and socio-political activism. Recent events surrounding attempts to rescue and preserve Langston Hughes’ Harlem brownstone from encroaching gentrification raise questions, and hopefully […]
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“Saudade” — Black Brazil
“Saudade” — Black Brazil. I’ve been thinking over the Brazil Olympics and feeling “saudade” (can be pronounced sow—dahd-Jee) which is often dubbed a Portuguese word that is untranslatable. …a Portuguese and Galician term that is […]
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Congressman John Lewis honors the legacy of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
Civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis delivers keynote address at Bates College 150th Commencement. May 29 2016 There are living legends among us. No need to open history books — we simply […]
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The first Black graduate from West Point – Henry Ossian Flipper
I recently wrote about the controversy swirling around black female cadets graduating from West Point, in Much ado about raised fists. While researching their story, I grew interested in the history of the first black […]
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On researching Black and Brown communities
Dr. Yasser Arafat Payne, Social-Personality Psychologist and Associate Professor of Black American Studies at the University of Delaware. As more and more issues affecting communities of color, like police violence, and incarceration are highlighted in […]
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The color of tragedy and media coverage
I was skimming through twitter when I saw this graphic — which was from cinismo ilustrado originally, and it made me stop and think. So much that feeds news cycles depends on when, where and […]