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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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National Constitution Center: NCC Staff- How Dr. Martin L. King Cited The Constitution in His Mountaintop Speech
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Dr. King used the Constitution to make his case for the civil rights movement all the time and did it in a very intelligent and accurate way. Saying that African-Americans had … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil Rights, Uncategorized
Tagged 1968, African American History, African-American Community, America, American History, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Equal Rights, Martin Luther King Jr, Mountaintop Speech, Reverend Martin Luther King, The 1960s, United States
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The New Republic: Opinion- Clint Smith: Affirmative Action As Reparations
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat The main reason why I oppose affirmative action at least in the sense of reward any American or Americans based on race, ethnicity, or gender, is because I have this old … Continue reading
Constitution Daily: Staff- Debating Affirmative Action: The Case Against Racial Preferences and For Equal Rights and Protection
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Constitution Daily: Staff- Debating Affirmative Action: The Case Against Racial Preferences and For Equal Rights and Protection As a Liberal, I’m against racial preferences regardless of who they’re tended to … Continue reading
Foreign Affairs: Opinion- Graham K. Brown and Arnim Langer: ‘Lessons From Affirmative Action Around The World’
Source:The New Democrat “Americans tend to think of affirmative action as a uniquely American institution: an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, intended primarily to improve economic opportunities for African Americans, who have continued to face obstacles to equality long … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights
Tagged Affirmative Action, America, Armin Langer, Associated Press, Civil Rights, Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Education, Equal Rights, Free Society, Graham K. Brown, Individual Freedom, Infrastructure, Job Training, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Poverty in America, United States
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Slate: Opinion: Tanner Colby: Its Time For Progressives to Admit Affirmative Action is Not Working: How to Ensure Equal Rights and Protections For All
Slate: Opinion: Tanner Colby: Affirmative action: Its Time For Progressives to Admit its Not Working Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger As a … Continue reading
Frantz Kebreau: Malcolm X: Black Democrats are ‘Traitors’
. This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Press on WordPress Malcolm X explaining perfectly why African-Americans and I would add any race of people in America shouldn’t be tied down to any political party in America. Because once … Continue reading
▶C-SPAN: Video: American Artifacts Preview: One Life: Martin Luther King Jr.
▶ American Artifacts Preview: "One Life: Martin Luther King Jr." – YouTube. C-SPAN covering the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington this weekend should be interesting
David Rosman: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and Reverend Jerry Falwell- Liberty Baptist College 1983
Source: This piece was originally posted at FRS FreeState: David Rosman: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and Reverend Jerry Falwell- Liberty Baptist College 1983 Senator Ted Kennedy, would be one of the few Northeastern Progressive Democrats that could give a speech … Continue reading
Posted in The Kennedys
Tagged Christian Conservatives, Christian Right, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Democratic Party, Edward Kennedy, Jerry Falwell, Liberty Baptist College, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right, Republican Party, Ted Kennedy, The 1980s, The Odd Couple, Tolerance, Virginia
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C-SPAN: President John F. Kennedy- 1963 Address on Civil Rights
Source:CSPAN– President John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) addressing the nation about civil rights in 1963. Source:FRS FreeState “President John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address” From CSPAN When I think of how Democrats should be and this is going to sound real … Continue reading
Posted in FRS FreeState, JFK Presidency
Tagged 1963, America, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, CSPAN, Democratic Party, Equal Rights, Free Society, Free State, John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Administration, John F. Kennedy Presidency, John F. Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Speech, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Massachusetts, The 1960s, The White House, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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