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Law: Gravelles abused caged children Today, a judge in the Midwest ruled correctly in a child abuse case that I believe is revealing evidence of the insensitive attitude many white Americans have toward African-Americans. Michael and Sharen Gravelle are a white couple with a history of child abuse. However, their obvious unfitness did not prevent Ohio officials from allowing them to adopt

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News: Poll shows shift in discrimination claims Information gathered earlier this year provides a picture of current trends regarding discrimination in the American workplace. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. WASHINGTON -- Nearly one out of every six U.S. employees claimed to have faced discrimination at work in the past year, with women more than twice as likely as men to claim

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Opinion: Face transplant patient had right to decide Some people find my refusal to be a champion of some causes they consider progressive perplexing. Despite my reservations about the death penalty, I will not be joining protests against the pending execution of Bloods founder, Stanley "Tookie" Williams. I would support a life sentence, if he would agree to stop posturing as a 'hero'

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News: Fund seeks to bridge Digital Divide When I think of the Digital Divide, the image is usually an American one. Students hurriedly taking notes from online content before their 30-minute time allotment runs out at the public library. Someone told to apply for a job in a store online who replies she doesn't have a computer. Poorly dressed people paying for computer access at

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Analysis: Crosses logo and Las Cruces simpatico I definitely favor the separation of church and state. Contrary to what naysayers would have us believe, the United States was founded as a secular nation despite the Christian beliefs of most of the founders. They had no intention of creating a theocracy. Of more importance, there is no rational reason to allow the country to become

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News: Panty thief is a dangerous man The blogger at Editor at Large has been reading my mind. The Portland, Oregon, area has been the host of one of those news of the weird scenarios for a couple years now. A man has been in custody for months as a result of his theft of thousands of pairs of soiled women's underwear from college dorms and apartment buildings. Funny, huh? Not really, when

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Politics: Washington GOP threatens voters The Republican Party of Washington seems determined to continue making itself look silly whenever it can create an opportunity to do so. Still sucking sour grapes after losing last year's gubernatorial race narrowly, the party faithful have decided to foment trouble for today's elections. The King County GOP sent out letters meant to frighten some

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News: Intelligent design books bought by defendant Perhaps I don't really understand situations such as the one I am about to describe because I am not much of a plotter. Even from the times of elementary schoolyard intrigues, I never really got it. So, I bring a clean slate to the shenanigans involved in the intelligent design trial. As you know, conservative Christians have longed to

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Commentary: Rosa Parks and segregation So much has been said about the recently deceased American hero Rosa Parks that there is a risk of being redundant. However, I believe that I can perform a public service by addressing some of the confusion I've seen in opinions expressed in the media and at other sites. But first, let's consider how she made history again, even in death. Mrs. Parks

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Opinion: Family should return to New Orleans Reaction to a feature story in Saturday's Washington Post highlights the difference between those with an understanding of the dilemma facing African-American hurricane evacuees from New Orleans and those without. Most commenters at The Brothers Judd, a Right Wing blog, are in favor of a New Orleans family displaced to Austin, Texas, remaining

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Opinion: Prussian Blue, children of hate ABC has discovered Prussian Blue, something those of us who follow the activities of hate groups have been aware of for some time. So, why haven't I mentioned them before? There are quite a few names in the white supremacy movement I haven't referred to in the blogosphere because I do not want to give them the publicity they seek. But, once a

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News: Poll says Americans back interracial dating A recent opinion poll reveals that most Americans no longer oppose interracial dating. The issue goes to the gist of the concerns of white supremacists. If one believes one's race is superior is to other races, then maintaining the 'purity' of that race may be paramount. Achieving that goal, is, of course, problematic since it is difficult

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Opinion: White people fear being found out Earl Dunovant, the blogosphere's Prometheus 6, has more patience than I do. He still will engage people who are either clueless about the role of race in our lives, or, complacent in their white privilege, in conversation. Recently, P6 has been directing some of his more benighted Internet acquaintances to an essay at ZNet by Robert Jensen.

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Other voices: Bennett's fantasy made real Sometimes a picture is worth a few hundred words -- a blog entry. Read Margaret Kimberly's meditation on William Bennett's psyche at The Black Commentator.

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Commentary: Clear eyes and common sense Todd, at The Blue State, has republished an Andy Singer cartoon under an interesting headline. Todd tagged the item "The Eye of of the Beholder." But, it seems to me that a reasonable position can be reached on each of the issues involved based on a clear-eyed look at the facts and common sense. The war in Afghanistan and Iraq was premised on

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Opinion: Fear of blacks is not justified Veteran African-American journalist Eugene Robinson recently published an editorial at the Washington Post in which he called for a dialogue about race. He was influenced by former Secretary of Education William Bennett's revealing remarks linking race and criminality. Robinson said: "I have a thought experiment of my own: If we put our racial

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Law: Killen begins 60-year sentence I believe killer Edgar Ray Killen, 80, will spend the rest of his long life in prison. Killen was sentenced to three 20-year terms for orchestrating a plot to take the lives of three young men in the "Mississippi Burning" case four decades ago. Though his attorneys are blustering about success on appeal, I do not expect they will succeed. Killen has

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News: "Preacher" Killen convicted of manslaughter A local court has found Edgar Ray Killen, a sawmill owner and minister, guilty in the deaths of three civil rights workers killed in Philadelphia, Miss., in 1964. The murder charges were the first ever brought in the case by local officials. A federal court convicted seven of 18 defendants of civil rights violations in 1965. None of them

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News: Wesson guilty of rapes, murders Serial rape and murder suspect Marcus Wesson of Fresno, California, is now a convicted felon. After deliberating since June 2, a jury returned guilty verdicts on 23 counts of murder and sexual abuse Friday. I had been concerned that the exclusion of some evidence from the case might result in Wesson escaping responsibility for the murders. The

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News: Power, poverty and Pinehurst For as long as I can remember, my home state, North Carolina, has been a vacation Valhalla for the wealthy. Among its attractions are some of the best golf courses in the country. Two weeks from now, the Pinehurst area will host the most prestigious of tournaments -- the United States Open. 'Pinehurst' is not just a name for me. My mother grew up

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Music: "Baby Mama" affirms single mothers Nothing demonstrates the aphorism "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" more so than the situation of teenagers who become pregnant. Girls who choose to have abortions are demonized by some people. But, does the other option -- giving birth and rearing the child -- get the girls who choose it off the hook? No. Some of the same folks will demonize

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Law: No mind control testimony in Wesson trial The prosecution of alleged serial killer Marcus Wesson suffered a setback today. Wesson is accused of either shooting or ordering shot as many as nine of his children in California last year. He has set up his family as a cult, with himself as its authoritarian leader. He imposed discipline on a group of as many as 40 persons by asserting he

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News: Missing Emmett Till transcript found As you may already know, officials in Mississippi are considering reopening the Emmett Till case. The two men who admitted killing him, brothers Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, were acquitted by an all-white jury 50 years ago. Both have since died. However, several accomplices, who were never charged are still alive. Today, the New York Times

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Commentary: Part 2: Subtlety and racism Back, after a l-o-o-n-g time, to sublety and racism. I have decided to use other examples of what I see as blatant racism instead of the ones I originally intended. Situations that confirm the theme keep occurring. Two recent trials of white men who allegedy abused black victims in the South give reason for concern. In the first, a 16-year-old high

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Commentary: Nothing is subtle about arson While Silver Rights was on hiatus, I kept up with several situations involving civil rights issues. Right Wingers we know as the puppet masters of a front group that claims to represent African-American views are among the organizations that have participated in House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's influence peddling shell game. Some disability

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Commentary: Indian chief used myth to mislead I watched the performance of some leaders of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa after Jeff Weise's murder spree with a skeptical eye. I say performance because that is what it was. Whenever someone puts on the 'I am a mysterious Indian' hat that person is performing. Indians are no more mysterious than anyone else. But, the mythology of the Noble

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News: Humanizing Brian Nichols My initial reaction to opinion pieces I read about the Atlanta murder suspect who engaged in a murderous crime spree last Friday was revulsion. I was appalled to see piece after piece dehumanize Brian Nichols, often with racist language. He was referred to as a monster. There were cries to kill him without benefit of trial. His previous contacts with the

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Commentary: In re: Sam Francis I had intended to mention the demise of Right Wing commentator Samuel Francis sooner. Two occurrences reminded to do so. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that a commercial featuring an interracial embrace is not indecency under the rules governing broadcasters. Blogger DC Media Girl has posted entries about Francis (pictured).

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Commentary: Everyday bigotry I write about organized hate groups often because they are important. Though most people who are racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, or otherwise bigoted, are not members of such organizations, people who are make the problems of prejudice clear. It is easier for everyday bigotry to travel under the radar. But, today, let's consider the kind of typical act of

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Law: 'Mind control' theory could scuttle cult case It appears that the outcome of a domestic abuse situation remarkable fot its violence will turn on whether jurors grasp that an abuser can be effective without being the person who pulls the trigger. Marcus Wesson, who styled his family on that of cult leader David Koresh, is said to have convinced his adult offspring to kill the

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News: Murders spotlight hate on the Internet As someone interested in civil rights, you may already be aware of the horrible situation federal judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow is in. Lefkow, the judge who heard the trademark law violation case of white supremacist Matt Hale in 2000, came home to find her husband and mother murdered Monday evening. Hale had urged his followers to kill the

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Part I: SCV reformers strike back Those of you who are long time readers of Silver Rights have been aware of the "war between the SCV" for a while. I began writing about it soon after the formation of the Save the SCV a couple years ago. But, here's a refresher anyway. The Sons of Confederate Veterans is an organization of men who claim to be descended from soldiers who fought for the

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History: Remembering Marian Anderson Denial and bigotry are often close companions. Sometimes the denial goes on for a long time. Decades after the Daughters of the American Revolution committed possibly their major public relations faux pas, they were still in denial. I am referring, of course, to the organization's refusal to allow African-American diva Marian Anderson to perform in a

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Commentary: The Silver Rights mailbag One result of being one of few bloggers who write about civil rights issues is receiving a significant amount of criticism. Heck. Scratch 'criticism.' Hate. Some of the hate comes in the form of email. Fortunately, much of the ugly email I receive is an embarrassment to the sender. I recently heard from a member of the neo-Confederate movement

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Law: Rideau deserves release from prison I have decided to write about the Wilbert Rideau case for two reasons. First, it is an excellent example of how attitudes about race determine how people accused of crimes are treated. Second, it has been offered as an argument against the indictment of Mississippi Burning killings suspect Edgar Ray Killen. The saga that became the Rideau case

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News: Oregon Nazis adopt a road White supremacists in Salem, Oregon, now have their own signs on highways as part of the city's anti-litter program -- sort of. In return for picking up litter at least twice each year, organizations are given a green and white sign naming their groups. More typical participants are Boy Scout troops and civic groups. The signs cost $250 each. When I

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History: Columnist considers roles in civil rights movement Newspaper editor Ralph Tomaselli has given some thought to the subtleties of the civil rights movement. There is a temptation to focus on the movement as a simple story: Some bad guys were being mean to people of color, especially African-Americans. Some good guys came along and made the bad guys stop. I realize why that

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Opinion: Mixed reaction to Killen case I've done plenty of reading about the indictment of Edgar Ray Killen in the Mississippi Burning murders. It ranged from mainstream, including Newsweek and the New Yorker, to the far Right, including neo-Confederate sites and Free Republic. The responses varied from whole-hearted approval of the charges to claims they are persecution of Killen by the

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Analysis: GOP not party of civil rights One of the most disingenuous ploys I see by people on the Right is the claim that the Republican Party is the party of civil rights. Persons who pull it rely on their audience not being able to distinguish between the Civil War era Republican Party and the contemporary GOP. The fatuous claim crops up so often that I believe it needs to be

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WilsonNews: Ron Wilson takes seat on S.C. school board One of the most well-known bigots in the country, the Sons of Confederate Veterans' Ron Wilson, is now a member of the body that sets education policy in South Carolina. Despite opposition from people familiar with his history of racism and anti-Semitism, the three state politicians responsible for appointing him have not rescinded the

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News: Auteur confronts racism in the family Nancy Dorr is a very rare kind of white person. Sad to say, but the norm for white people in America is to disavow responsibility for both historical and continuing racial discrimination. Mention the word racism and they begin obfuscating -- if not trying to ride you out of town on a rail. Meanwhile, many of them, including some who deem

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Law: Leader in Mississippi murders charged I have learned of an interesting new development in one of those cases in which civil rights activists were killed, but no state convictions occurred. Jonathan Singer, at Basie!, brought the news to my attention. Edgar Ray Killen, believed to me the ringleader of those responsible for the deaths of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and

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News: Shirley Chisholm set high standard The nature of American history is such that well past the middle of the last century, people of color doing the kinds of things that democracy is supposed to guarantee could be deemed 'firsts.' One of those firsts was a state politician who graduated to the national stage when the progress of the civil rights movement resulted in African-Americans

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Blogospherics: 'Race realist' lambasts Sontag Science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle is very upset about the attention the brilliant writer Susan Sontag is getting in death, as she did in life. I became aware of Pournelle's tantrums after reading a brief entry celebrating the demise of Sontag at John Dunshee's weblog, Just Some Poor Schmuck. Pournelle has been actively involved in a

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News: Puerto Rico election reveals chasm A divisive election that dragged on for months is over. Puerto Rico has a governor. The close contest was about more than candidates, however. Its focus was what role the country should have in relationship to the United States. The Miami Herald reports. Puerto Rico's new governor will have his reputation as a consensus-builder put to

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Politics: Will McKinney get her due? I wish there was a greater difference between white liberals and white conservatives when it comes to interaction with people of color. But, often, there is very little sense of equality despite the rhetoric of the liberals. Many are just as ensconced in feelings of white privilege as any Bush voter. To them racial equality is an ideal, but

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Opinion: Part 2: What's wrong with Ron Wilson If Ron Wilson's appointment to the State Board of Education was meant to be a stealth effort to have the neo-Confederate movement influence education policy, it has failed. His true views are too well-known in South Carolina for the maneuver to go unremarked. Wilson's hometown paper is among those calling him out. The Anderson

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Opinion: Part 1: What's wrong with Ron Wilson Along with other concerned editorial boards, the Myrtle Beach Sun-Times' is unequivocally opposing the appointment of the man who made the Sons of Confederate Veterans a twin brother to the white supremacist League of the South to a position of trust. Their editorial gets to the heart of the matter: A person who considers at

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News: Racist with Asperger 's faces trial for murder The Hardy Lloyd case interests me. The young Pennsylvanian is one of the several members of Matt Hale's Church of the Creator who has been convicted in criminal cases. As you know, the 'church' is a gathering place for white supremcacists who declare their race is their religion. Other Creators involved in violent crimes include Benjamin

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News: Alabama vote backs segregated schools If a majority of voters in Alabama had their way, the state's schools would still be racially segregated. Federal law made segregated schools illegal when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Education (1954). But, on November 2, Alabamans voted to retain state laws meant to sustain segregation. They rejected an amendment that

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News: Biased official departs under fire It is the kind of outcome I wish occurred more often. The norm in situations where racial or sexual discrimination is happening is still to ignore it. Often, the denial goes beyond that. Other people in the workplace will join the bigot in his offensive behavior, either tacitly or overtly. A physician and administrator in Portland

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News: Gunman is false hero It is the kind of tale the American Rifle Association basks in the glow of. It is also the kind of story that makes me skeptical. A Washington man shot and killed someone he said was burglarizing his home. Strangers supposedly entered his garage in the middle of the night, as his wife slept. He responded with superior fire power. So, hail the right of a

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News: 'Black' PAC misleads public In our continuing probe of the National Center for Public Policy Research and its offspring, our next stop is with one of its political action committees, the Black America's PAC. As you may have guessed already, many of the candidates supported by the 'black' PAC are white conservatives. The black candidates who get backing from the group seek succor

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Commentary: Project 21 shills for tobacco industryWe've talked about the Right Wing 'front' group, Project 21. We've talked about the health and economic problems associated with smoking among the low-income, who are disproportionately African-American. It is time to talk about the two topics together. One of the monied interests the parent organization of Project 21 is in bed with is the

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Health: Low-income more likely to smoke A recent study reveals mokers pay through the nose for their habit. The cost of smoking is high -- and not just for the cigarettes. Smokers pay about $37.50 per package of cigarettes in costs of various kinds. Those costs include the routine, cleaning their clothes, and the esoteric, buying medications. Ironically, the people most likely to be

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Commentary: Why do they 'front'? We've considered why someone who is not African-American would support front organizations, such as the African American Republican Leadership Council and Project 21. I believe why the few blacks who are trotted out to represent these groups participate is also worthy of inquiry. "They put me on TV." "I want to be like Star Jones." "It shows that I'm not

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Commentary: In search of 'acceptable' blacksI will be returning to the issue of 'black' front groups run by white conservatives because there is another one that I want to discuss. But, for now, I think it would be beneficial to consider what kind of person would seek out and try to justify organizations such as the African American Republican Leadership Council and Project 21. A blogger has

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News: Broadcaster retracts 'Aunt Jemima' remark John Sylvester, the white talk show host targeted by a 'black' front group run by white conservatives, Project 21, has more to say. He has issued a fuller statement of his views regarding national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. Sylvester was criticized by conservatives, most of them white, for referring to Rice as 'Aunt Jemima.'

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Opinion: Claims of racism as phony as front group A recent post by Eric Olsen at Blogcritics led me to revisit Project 21, a front group run by far Right foundations and the GOP. It claims to speak for African-Americans, despite the paucity of support for Right Wing politics among that demographic. About one percent of elected African-American officials are Republicans. Eighty-eight

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Commentary: A civil rights timeline I recently had reason to give a mini-lecture on civil rights history at someone's weblog. I started at the beginning because the participants were not students of any kind of history. I believe that discussion was a waste of time. However, I do wish to share some of the material with folks who might appreciate it. ~ The Civil War ended in 1865.

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History: Texas statues tell Southern tale Some Texans will tell you their state is the West, not the South. But, in many ways is not just South, but Old South. Its slaves were the last to be freed. Slave owners kept the news of emancipation from them for months. That gave a contingent of Texas slave owners time to travel to Brazil, freedmen in tow, where they re-enslaved them. The

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News: Crematorium owner to plead guiltyWhatever happened to. . .that fellow who had human remains all over his property. Not all that long ago, the grim news everyone was talking about involved a crematorium owner who failed to incinerate bodies. Instead, he stored them on the grounds of the crematorium. Residing in a small house surrounded by the dead did not seem to bother him. The man

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ProvisionalNews: Washington Dems call provisional voters Good news for Democrats. Make that limited good news. It is limited because it applies only to Democrats in Washington, and, to a very specific situation. Party officials there have won the right to contact persons who cast provisional ballots Nov. 2. That matters because the Washington gubernatorial race remains undecided. The

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VeteranCommentary: The undeserving veteransAll veterans are not equally deserving of being honored. That seems pretty clear to me, especially when the veterans at issue fought against United States. But, the managing editor of a small town newspaper in North Carolina says she doesn't get it. Lee Raynor was surprised to be button-holed by an African-American veteran and told that he was

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NowickiCommentary: Blogger, libertarian and bigot Blogger, libertarian and bigot Andy Nowicki has been giving some thought to the extinction of his 'race,' -- which he believes to be "white people." He is also considering what is wrong with the American Right. Nowicki is peeved, as much with conservatives as liberals. He says that the Right is wrong not to be more racist. He has posted

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SkinheadNews: Hate found home in military One significant source of recruits to the racial hatred movement is an ironic one. The U.S. military has chronic problems with service members who are members of groups such as the Aryan Nations, Skinheads and Ku Klux Klan. Some are veteran members of hate groups before they join the service. Others are recruited by fellow service members. The irony,

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Law: Challengers violate Voting Rights ActI don't know the outcome of the presidential contest as I write this. But, I do know a matter has been raised that should not fade away whatever the result. That matter is permitting partisan challengers to confront voters and claim they should not be able to vote because of age, identity or residency. The practice violates the intent of the Voting

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Politics: Keyes girds himself against 'evil' I am not following the Alan Keyes versus Barack Obama battle royale because there is any doubt about the outcome. Unless the Democrat buggers the bursar in Times Square at noon on Monday, he will win the race for the senatorial seat in Illinois hands down. It holds my interest because of the unendearing oddity of Keyes. As the campaign of

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HungerNews: Bush suppresses hunger report Most indicators show that poverty has increased in the United States during the last year. Unemployment and underemployment are unabated in parts of the country. There are more people with no health care coverage. Eligibility for food stamps has risen. But, one compilation of data is missing. It measures hunger in the population. Though the

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untitledNews: Old style racism mars S.C. election Election officials in South Carolina report that a dirty trick that dates back to the civil rights movement is occurring there as Election Day approaches. The people behind the tactic, directed toward African-American voters, rely on frightening them, perhaps because of the old stereotype of blacks being easily scared. They also depend on the

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LOSNews: League of the South assails SPLC The League of the South, one of the largest racist organizations in the country, had its annual convention last weekend. That meant is was time for antics meant to raise the group's profile and insult its enemies. Meeting in Mobile, Alabama, members of the LOS protested at the civil rights monument and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The

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Law: Rehnquist treated for cancerWilliam Rehnquist, the jurist who has had the most impact on making the U.S. Supreme Court a bastion of the Right, has been treated for throat cancer. His illness, and his age, 80, are reminders that the next president will likely appoint one or more Supreme Court justices. Sen. John Kerry, the contender, has said he will not select justices who will attempt to

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Media: Ad channels Atwater, Helms Lee Atwater may be dead, but his spirit lingers on. The mastermind behind the television advertisement that used racism to garner votes for the Republicans in 1988 would be proud of an ad airing in Oklahoma. The infamous Willie Horton ad implied African-Americans were criminals threatening white Americans, who needed to vote Republican to be protected.

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Politics: Philly GOP fails to block the vote Yesterday, we discussed procedural hurdles dogging new black voters in Florida. It appears many new registrants will be excluded from actually voting on the grounds they did not fill out forms completely. A reader brought my attention to claims of a more blatant form of discrimination in Philadelphia. It appears that there the GOP has

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News: Black voters in Florida, deja vu?The Boston Globe reports problems that stymied efforts of black Americans to participate in a national election four years ago appear to be recurring this election season. As before, difficulty registering to vote is said to be particularly apparent in Florida, where the incumbent's brother, Jeb Bush, is the governor. Residents of a county with a large

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untitledNews: Foreigners say Kerry best candidate It is not unusual to hear those on the Right lament that foreigners hate America. But, they often seem to be confusing distaste for policies of the American government with enmity toward citizens of the United States. A series of international polls, soon to be released, say distrust of American leadership is increasing. Many people in other

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News: Christopher Reeve dies at 52 Actor Christopher Reeve, my favorite Superman, has died. Reeve, who was a C2 incomplete quadriplegic, had hoped to see significant progress toward curing spinal cord injury in his life time. To encourage research and donations to the cause, he became an outspoken advocate for a cure. Reeve died of a heart attack. The Seattle

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Steve Commentary: Gay reader will vote for Kerry A regular commenter at a large blog has explained why he will be supporting John Kerry for president, despite his disappointment that the Democratic candidate does not favor gay marriage. Steve, who uses the nom de plume, Boomcrashbaby, has analyzed the issues and concluded there are grounds for choosing Kerry anyway. The material below is

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untitledNews: 'White Power' music targets teens Eric Olsen of Blogcritics, who often writes about music, was repulsed when he encountered news about the audio accompaniment to the neo-Nazi branch of America's racist Right. There has been music for racists since the eighteenth century. In fact, the state song of Maryland, "Maryland, My Maryland," is a tribute to the Confederacy. Racist music

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News and analysis: Quadriplegic's horror is not humor There are different ways one can look at the same facts. News media can categorize the same incident as inspiration, humor, straight news or a feature story. CNN played a story about a handicapped man who was hostage to a rampaging bear as humor. DENVER (Reuters) - It's a tale of man against nature. A paralyzed man in Aspen, Colorado lay

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Commentary: Oh, those colored criminals! The first career I became interested in was anthropology. When I was eleven or twelve, I read several books by or about Margaret Mead. I was also curious about how human behavior developed. As a witness to group conflict in the South -- class and racial -- I was already in a culture worthy of study. I still find myself asking: 'What made him (or

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RaceNews: Experts say race is not real Bad news for folks who are deeply invested in the popular conception of race. The most recent national conference on the topic, attended by experts in genetics, history and anthropology, reports that 'race' doesn't exist. Again, people in the know say that what most Americans think of as race is a cultural construct, not supported by biology. The

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Low downReview: The low down on the Down Low After reading J.L. King's On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of "Straight" Black Men Who Sleep with Men, and thinking about it a couple weeks, I'm pretty much where I was before I read his rambling narrative. I'm resigned to the harm people quite willingly do each other, but also hope they will change. It seems to be that the Down Low is

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Music: Get out the vote album debuts I can't sleep too long. Why they do the people wrong? -- Rap from "Wake Up Everybody" The Detroit Free Press reports the album that will put hip hop on the political map has been released. It was recorded to benefit America Coming Together, , an organization that has registered new voters in most states, and, provides information about how

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Politics: Obama not black enough for KeyesBlogger Prometheus 6 once became so exasperated by professional handkerchief head Jesse Lee Peterson that he said he was declaring war on him. I am approaching the same point in regard to another tool of the enemy. I previously reported far Right loose cannon Alan Keyes had moved to Illinois so he could participate in an electoral battle royale

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Politics: Southern rebels 'flag' KerrySo many lies are being told about Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry that I don't dwell on most of them. He is French. He intends to socialize medicine in the United States. He inflicted wounds on himself to obtain medals in Vietnam. But, this whopper left even me taken aback. According to the Georgia Heritage Coalition, Kerry intends to impose

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In Memoriam: Aaron Hawkins My blog friend, Michael Bowen, at Cobb, has written a touching entry about the death of one of the longest term bloggers of color, Aaron Hawkins, the blogosphere's very own Uppity Negro. Michael says he did not know Aaron well, but considered him one of his blogfathers. I wish to second that sentiment. Aaron added my blogs to his blogroll soon after I

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Reading: Dyson doesn't do Gaye justiceI said I would be writing about two bad books earlier this week. Both are books about Marvin Gaye, the singer many socially conscious people consider a cultural critic of his times. I discussed the pitiful biography of Gaye's younger brother, Frankie, in my last entry. It fails as biography, and is interesting only as an artifact of a man unable to face

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Reading: Gaye brother's book fails badly I am ambivalent about reading bad books. An excellent argument can be made that once you realize a book is an embarrassing display of incompetence, you should put it down. Why waste your time? But, some of us habitually try to finish what we start. And, sometimes, one can learn something worthwhile from the inept. That is why I've finished

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untitledNews: Policeman who killed unarmed man resigns Sometimes the best thing a person can do in regard to a job is quit it. Yes, I said 'quit,' not 'get.' If someone is not suitable for a position, he should recognize he isn't. If his unfitness might cause harm to other people, he should act on that knowledge as soon as possible. A Portland cop implicated in the shooting of an unarmed

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Commentary: Understanding reparations for slavery Someone recently posted an entry lambasting the idea of reparations for slavery, and, claiming African-Americans benefitted from one of the most monstrous acts in history, to a large blog. He stopped short of calling for the re-enslavement of African-Americans, but that would be the outcome if one took his beliefs seriously. Why end a

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Soul man/rock star: Rick James is not the only oneYes, we expect, um, excesses, from rock stars. But, do those excesses -- in drug use, sexually profligacy and financial fumbling -- define rock starism? Cultural critic Mark Anthony Neal thinks so. He believes that such behaviors made the recently deceased Rick James a rock star.James was a Rock Star — he lived every bit of the excesses that

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Profile: Gamble proves wealth and wisdom can coexist I've asked myself: If I were rich, would I still be socially conscious? It seems to me that I care about the suffering of the poor and marginalized because I was born into circumstances that made me aware of it. Yet, we've seen how easily someone like Bill Cosby, born into a single parent, low-income home in Philadelphia, can come

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Commentary: Ellison exposes black CON-servativesI don't often find myself nodding in agreement as I read the thoughts of conservatives of color. But, I did just that while reading an article C. D. Ellison wrote for Salon in 1998. In it, he described why he did not find common cause with many other black conservatives. Ellison was responding to one of the 'Negroes, this is how you are

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Analysis: McGreevey caught in down-low spotlight Jan Herman has anticipated some of what I have to say about the not so mysterious case of the gay governor. We've discussed the down-low -- gay and bisexual men who pretend to be straight and have sex with unprotected women -- several times at Silver Rights. The situation has received attention as something that occurs in the

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Review: From Teddy, with Love Can a quadriplegic singer, known for subtlety and sensuality before he was injured, recapture the magic of performing live? That, unfortunately, is the question Teddy Pendergrass faced when he returned to live performance in 2001. I think the question should have been: Does he still sound good? But, we live in a society in which severe injury is a novelty.

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Edwards: Talk about civil rights everywhereI have said previously that one of the reasons I consider Sen. John Edwards (pictured) an asset to the Democratic ticket is that he is a person who does not evade the issues of civil rights. Unfortunately, not many white people like him exist, especially in high profile positions. The more common behavior is to make vague noises that sound supportive

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Jadakiss is right to ask "Why" I'm a music lover, but I don't follow the gangsta rap arm of Hip Hop very closely. I've heard the n-word more than enough times to last me for a lifetime already. It was people on the Right who brought my attention to the Jadakiss controversy. They were saying Jadakiss (pictured), another one of those ignorant you-know-whats, was attacking George W.

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Internet: Far Right voters guide speaks bigotry I foresee some encounters with bigotry. But, others ambush me. I was browsing Amazon recently. I was looking for books about the Christian Right when I happened across a voter's guide to Democratic candidates. A fellow identifying himself as the Nemean Lion of Herculean Bitterness had prepared it. His 'analysis' of former candidate

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Consumers: Tagging makes PDFs accessible I am as enured to Portable Document Format content as anyone. I've come to take it for granted. But, I find PDFs irritating at times. I prefer to download and read material in HTML. And, it annoys me when Acrobat hijacks my screen after downloading a PDF. Last, but not least, I miss getting product manuals as books. PDF manuals are

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