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Wis. mom: Justice denied in son's squad car death Tue May 28

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U.S. awards medals to four girls killed in 1963 civil rights bombing Fri May 24

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Japan PM's 'stealth' constitution plan raises civil rights fears Wed May 1

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Japan PM's "stealth" constitution plan raises civil rights fears Wed May 1

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RI Gay Marriage Bill Heads for Final Vote Wed May 1
Commissioner on Civil Rights: Illegal Immigration Bad for America's Wage and Employment Fri Apr 19

Washington, DC

US Commissioner on Civil Rights, Peter Kirsanow, explains how illegal immigration has a disproportionately negative effect on employment and wage levels of low skilled Americans, specifically black Americans during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday. ... more
Five Decades of Lies Help Dems Create Monolithic Black Vote Thu Apr 11

Larry Elder

As recently as 1956, nearly 39 percent of blacks voted Republican in that year's presidential election. After the Civil War, Abe Lincoln's Republican Party easily carried the black vote -- where blacks were allowed to vote. ... more
Beyonce and Jay-Z Bankroll Racists Fri Apr 5

Humberto Fontova

Beyonce and Jay-Z are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in Havana this week as the official guests of a regime busily beating and arresting black civil rights activists known as the “Rosa Parks Civil Rights Movement.” ... more
Memphis march honors slain civil rights leader MLK Thu Apr 4

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Remembering Dr. King Thu Apr 4

Daniel Doherty
Civil Rights Activist: ‘No Comparison’ Between Civil Rights, Gay Rights Movement Wed Mar 27

Washington, DC

Civil rights activist Rev. William Owens, who is founder and president of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, said Tuesday there is no comparison between the civil rights movement and the gay community’s fight for same-sex marriage. ... more
Newt Nails It Tue Mar 26

Steve Deace

Back in January, I wrote a column for Townhall.com expressing my disappointment that Newt Gingrich appeared to be waving the white flag in defense of marriage. ... more
Gay Marriage Battle Heads to Supreme Court Mon Mar 25

Washington, D.C.

The battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the Supreme Court this week as justices hear arguments over California's ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, followed a day later by a challenge to the Federal Defense of Marriage Act. ... more
To Save Traditional Marriage, End State Involvement in Marriage Wed Mar 20

Ben Shapiro

Within the next few months, Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely rule that same-sex marriage is mandated by the Constitution of the United States. The ruling will offend both common sense and Constitutional law. But it will nonetheless become the law of the land. ... more
From Affirmative Action to Diversity Thu Mar 14

Victor Davis Hanson

Sometime in the new millennium, "global warming" evolved into "climate change." Amid growing controversies over the planet's past temperatures, Al Gore and other activists understood that human-induced "climate change" could better explain almost any weather extremity -- droughts or floods, too much heat or cold, hurricanes and tornadoes. ... more
Will More EEO Make the Dream Live? Mon Mar 11

Harry R. Jackson, Jr.

From the early days of the Montgomery (Alabama) Improvement Association in which Dr. King became the first president in December 1955, to the March on Washington in August of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement went beyond giving blacks a chance to escape poverty. ... more
Marriage: A Supreme Test of Rights Mon Mar 4

Harry R. Jackson, Jr.

From the very beginning, homosexual “marriage” activists have sought to hijack not only the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement, but also the legal arguments which liberated minorities from centuries of legalized oppression and discrimination. ... more
Pelosi: Right to Vote Must Be for All Americans Thu Feb 28

Washington, D.C.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi addressed a rally outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Court is wrestling with the fate of a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote. ... more
U.S. leaders honor civil rights activist Rosa Parks with statue Wed Feb 27

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DNA a civil rights issue in Supreme Court case Tue Feb 26

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An Agent of Intolerance Seeks to Stifle Debate Wed Feb 20

Ken Connor

When you hear the name Southern Poverty Law Center, it immediately evokes images of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Freedom Rides... all iconic symbols of the civil rights movement. And rightly so, for these are the events that inspired it’s founding. ... more
White Liberals Tell Black Lies about Civil Rights Wed Feb 13

Ann Coulter

Liberals ignored my book Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama throughout the fall. Now that I'm safely home from my book tour, they feel free to jabber on about their make-believe history of the civil rights movement with abandon. ... more
The Opposite of the Civil Rights Movement Thu Feb 7

Byron Babione

Those who remember the old version of the SAT might recall the analogy section: “This is to that as that is to this.” The SAT no longer requires students to demonstrate aptitude in reasoning through this vital cognitive exercise—unfortunate because so many Americans find it difficult to recognize false analogies. And no group has exploited this deficiency more than politicians. ... more
American Black's Must Cultivate a Culture of Entrepreneurship Fri Feb 1

Armstrong Williams

Recently on Roland Martin's "Washington Watch" we discussed what must be President Obama's exclusive agenda to empower black America is his second term. The only advice I could share with Roland's national audience was that American Blacks must cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit independent of any president in the White house. ... more
Obama lauds progress on gay civil rights in inaugural address Mon Jan 21

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