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Gardening With Gloria

stefanella wrote 2 days ago: My annual pilgrimage to Cincinnati means catching up on U.S. culture, affording my 1st grader qualit … more »

Tags: Culture, Political, Tel Aviv, obama, McCain, racism, prejudice, 60's, Seventies

Obama Responsible

hysperia wrote 4 days ago: Obama’s African-American “personal responsibility” insult - from an African Americ … more »

Tags: US Politics, Elsewhere in the Blogosphere, racism, economic inequality, Discrimination, Barack Obama, African-Americans, Political Discourse, Affirmative Action

Go see "Thurgood," a play depicting the life of Thurgood Marshall, who was lead attorney in the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) school desegregation case and the first African American Supreme Court Justice (1967).

westtnliving wrote 3 weeks ago: The lead role is currently being played by noted Hollywood actor, Laurence Fishburne, with whom New … more »

Tags: Tennessee, American Playwright, August Wilson, broadway, fences, Freedom in America, Howard University, james earl jones, Laurence Fishburne

Killeen's first African-American graduate 50 years later

Tanisha wrote 2 months ago: Chelsea Hover News 8 Austin A congregation had more reason to rejoice Sunday. That’s because … more »

Tags: Education, Honors, African-American, killeen high school, mildred bernice anderson debose

Fun with Politics (43)

Annette wrote 4 months ago: A very big storm in a bucket of water: Obama made two mistakes today, and then he did something rig … more »

Tags: Fun With Politics, Politics, obama, election, Jeremiah Wright, Hookers, Tony Perkins, Civil Rights, Barack

Outstanding Email Forwarded To Me Reference Barack Obama10 comments

C W wrote 5 months ago:    The author of this email just about mirrors my sentiments.  This is not about WHO to vote fo … more »

Tags: black women, vote, Barack Obama, 2008, america, election, Black president, ignorance

Decatur Finally Freed From 1969 Desegregation Order

decaturite wrote 7 months ago: Originally when this 1969 desegregation case was brought against the state of Georgia , there were 8 … more »

Tags: Education, , 30030, city schools of decatur

Hart County (GA) gets first Black principal since its desegregation

Tanisha wrote 7 months ago: Veronica Johnson, newly appointed principal of Hart County Middle School, is the first African-Ameri … more »

Tags: Education, first black, veronica johnson

Former Arkansas teacher remembers, long before 19571 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: Poignant story from the Associated Press, via Teacher magazine, about the Emancipation Proclamation, … more »

Tags: 1957, Bill of Rights, Brown v. Board, Civil Rights, DBQ sources, Education, Education success, History, Human Rights

50 years after Little Rock: Lesson plans2 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: Tolerance.org features a solid lesson plan on what the nation should have learned from the events in … more »

Tags: 1957, Bill of Rights, Civil Rights, Dwight Eisenhower, Education, Heroes, History, lesson plans, Little Rock Nine

Little Rock, 50 years later2 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 10 months ago: 50 years ago today. Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, leaves Little Rock’s Ce … more »

Tags: Civil Rights, Education, lesson plans, Bill of Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Dwight Eisenhower, 1957, Brown v. Board, Little Rock Nine

Reversing Brown v. Topeka Board of Education1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Is the Supreme Court getting ready to reverse the most significant civil rights case in the past 200 … more »

Tags: Current History, Civil Rights, Education reform

Supreme Court to Rule on Assigning Schools Based on Race of Student

C.A.R.D wrote 1 year ago: WASHINGTON — Kathleen Brose is a Seattle parent whose daughter was denied a seat at the local … more »

Tags: Discrimination, racism, Racist, black, Race, White, Citizens Against Racism and Discrimination, card, Blacks

Desegregating Europe: in a much-anticipated decision, the European Court of Human Rights produces its own version of Brown v. Board of Education.(D.H. v. Czech Republic). 1 comment

nathanjmorton wrote 3 months ago: Author(s):Michael D. Goldhaber.  Source:American Lawyer 30.2 (Feb 2008): p77(2). (1445 words) … more »

Tags: Civil Rights, Culture, Education, EU, INTERNATIONAL, Islam, Law, national security, PC

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telmcg wrote 3 months ago: the name of justice of righteousness of things to which the world aspires but always falls short let … more »

Tags: Poetry, Poem, Love, Passion, Justice, aspiration, Equality, gay love poetry

December 7, 1941

Temple3 wrote 8 months ago: Stories of Us Recalling the Little Rock Nine. The birthdate of Melba Pattillo Beals… MELBA BE … more »

Tags: Muntu, Arkansas, Little Rock Nine, 50th Anniversary, Central High School, Melba Beals, education access, American Apartheid, taxation without representation

"Exploration of identity"

orkthecaveman wrote 8 months ago: NPR took on the college admissions imbroglio in an excellent 7-part series last February. (Sorry but … more »

Tags: "admissions marketing", College, Education, racism, Black History, Historically Black Colleges, Slavery, self-segregation, Black Culture

A Conversation About Education

DallasBlackBlog wrote 10 months ago: … more »

Tags: African American Education, Black Education, Dallas Education, Dallas ISD, DISD, Dr. James Davis, Education, Education reform, High Stakes Testing

Islam, as Seen from a Muslim Woman's Point of View.1 comment

Abdul Kargbo wrote 11 months ago: I have always been annoyed that many non-Muslim Westerners, who know not even the first thing about … more »

Tags: Politics, Opinion, Africa, pro choice, Progressive, Pro-Life, Women, male, Men vs. Women


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