KY Food Bomb II
Today is the day that hard-working Obama volunteers and staffers in the Bluegrass State will be hitting the streets and phones to GOTV. Let's show them some love!It's easy to do, and the staffers and...
View ArticlePolice Brutality
Homeowners Fighting Police Brutality Illegally Arrested, Never ChargedHome Closed by Dept. of Licensing & Inspections, Property Seized by PA State PolicePress Conference: Tuesday, June 17th, 1...
View ArticleGovernor Rendell - Shut it!! Just shhhhhhhh! kthxbai (Updated 2X)
Yesterday at a meeting with the media, Governor Rendell of Pennsylvania has this to say:"MSNBC was the official network of the Obama campaign," Rendell said, who called their coverage "absolutely...
View ArticleI tried! I really did. I gave up with the images of Cindy!
OK, I have been trying to be measured with my comments but ENOUGH! I was going to stick it out and watch the rest of Rudy and Sarah! But I could not take it. The lies and hypocrisy of the right and...
View ArticleKoscausians!!! I am calling foul and here is why!
I thought we were friends! I thought we had climbed the moutain top and nothing could keep us apart! Oh I was wrong, so wrong! Right now, you are no longer a card-carrying member of Black People...
View ArticleCanvassing today in Sunny Southwest Philly (except it was overcast)!
So I went out canvassing this afternoon. Just to give you some context, I was canvassing in Southwest Philly which is one of the most diverse areas in the city. To put it bluntly, "we got everybody."...
View ArticleI called the "T" tonight and what is JSM smokin'?????
So, I was phonebanking tonight in the "T". Oh, scary! What "T" do I speak of, you ask! Well the "T" in Pennsyltucky. I was on the verge of tears! Yes, the experience was something else. I...
View ArticleAction Item: Kids Fight to Save Library
We are all being hit by budget shortfalls and the economic crisis. In the City of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter and his Department heads have decided that among other cuts, closing 11 libraries...
View ArticleUrgent Action Item: Help Save 11 Libraries PLEASE!!
I posted a diary a few weeks back about the dire situation in Philadelphia and the proposed closing of 11 neighborhood branch libraries. I shared with you the information about our Read-In and Book...
View ArticleSpecter Must Be Primaried! Donate to Sestak!
I get it. You can't win a Republican Primary, Senator Specter, but let's rewind. You were completely fine and agreeable within the Republican Party during the last 8 years. Now that the Republicans...
View ArticleUpdated: I have to apologize to White Working Class Men Today: I was...
Yes, me, an African American womam cringed today when I encountered you. It brought me to tears in the restaurant today. I sincerely apologize for my racist thinking and my pre-judging you and fear....
View ArticleStarbucks, Morning Joke and Me
So as I promised in yesterday's diary, David Shuster Will Cover Free Republic's Smears Against Malia Obama on Monday by LaurenMonica, I sent Starbucks an email regarding their sponsorship of Morning...
View ArticleUpdate: And it happens again....with video X2
VideoUpdated James Winfrey the man (oops) who took the poster andd ripped it up was arrested! Great job, Hillsboro Police. So I am sure you are all aware of the townhall where an African American...
View ArticleIOKIYAB - Naturally, this is the problem!
Unbelievable. Discrimination is wrong no matter who is the perpetrator. Imagine how you would feel if you were singled out because of race. More below the fold.
View ArticleMarkos knocks Tancredo down , down to the ground....
Just watching Ed Schultz and Markos up against Tancredo!!1Link to video here!
View ArticleRacial Apathy and Education
Education is the Civil Rights Movement of our generation. Many are alarmed to learn that strong and loyal Democrats support School Choice. To be clear, School Choice is a series of reforms who some...
View ArticleWhat Labor Day Means To Me: h/t Frederick Douglass
On July 5, 1852, Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester's Corinthian Hall. It was biting oratory, in which the speaker told...
View ArticleIt starts with you: Literacy Project - Click to find out how you can help!
So most everyone who has encountered me on this blog knows pretty much that I’m passionate about literacy. I’m a pretty decent political organizer, but organizing projects around literacy is where I...
View ArticleHousing Policy is School Policy?
I received an email from One Pennsylvania/First Suburbs Project of SEPA. Having spent the majority of my life in an inner city or a "First Suburb," I understand the aim of this group and can clearly...
View ArticlePoverty is the issue?...yeah, right!
I've long argued that poverty is not the sole issue as far as poor and minority children's achievement. I've also argued that fixating on poverty as a reason is another form of racism, insted of...
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