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Issue: 608

May 28, 2015

Color of Law

Technology And Social Media Spawn New Civil Rights Movement

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

This new movement has demonstrated how digital technology can become an effective tool for social change, not to replace face-to-face human contact but hopefully to facilitate the people-to-people organizing that is both necessary and irreplaceable.

The revolution will not only be televised but apparently it will also be uploaded, downloaded, streamed, posted and tweeted as well. What America has been witnessing…

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Waco Thugs

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Waco Thugs

By Chuck Siler

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View from the Battlefield

#Cutthecheck Is Not A Movement!

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The movement for social, political and economic justice is not for sale or trade. People have dedicated their lives to the struggle - getting old without pensions and dying without healthcare. Gettin’ paid in dollars or recognition cannot be the motivating factors as to why people are in these democratic spaces.

Recently we celebrated the birthday of our “shining black prince” Malcolm X. Although taken down by an assassin’s’ bullet in the prime of his life, the…

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Guest Commentary

Minimum Wage Justice Matters

By Rosemary Jenkins Guest Commentator

My fear, in the meantime, is that by July 2020, $15 will be worth much less—leaving workers to be challenged by the same deflated buying power they are facing now.

“Justice matters!” This exclamation is an echo of, precursor to, or parallel with today’s many unfulfilled demands/appeals/petitions. These, in turn, mirror the needs and expectations of…

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Guest Commentary

Don’t Blame the Poor for the Faults of Our Economy

By Alyssa Davis, Economic Policy Institute Guest Commentator

Despite our growing economy and the fact that poor workers are now more educated than ever, rising inequality has worked to keep low-income people in poverty.

Despite our growing economy and the fact that poor workers are now more educated than ever, rising inequality has worked to keep low-income people in poverty.…

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Commentary

Astraea Honoring Boston’s Sheroes

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

For nearly four decades now the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice continues to empower a multi-gendered, racial and identified international network of talented grassroots LGBTQI leaders and activists working within their communities.

The evening of May 12th at the South End’s wildly popular Bohemian hip spot “The Beehive” was a night to remember. "It was a wonderful night,…

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Commentary

A Message To African American Graduates

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

"Black or being African means commitment. It means a willingness to work tirelessly in the interests of African people and all oppressed humanity."

May 28, 2015 - Issue 608 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; A Message To African American Graduates "Black or being African means commitment. It means a willingness…

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