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John Oliver Talks about South Carolina and the Confederate Flag on “Last Week Tonight”
Posted by Elaine Magliaro On Sunday night, John Oliver took on the subject of the Confederate flag flying on the grounds of South Carolina’s statehouse.
Picture of the Day for June 23, 2015: Regarding Climate Change, Pope Francis, and Three Republican Presidential Candidates
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Click here to view more political cartoons by Politico’s Matt Wuerker.
For Father’s Day: Poems about Fathers by Award-Winning Poet Li-Young Lee (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro I fell in love with the poetry of Li-Young Lee when I read his debut collection Rose. Published in 1986, the book won the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Poetry Award. In the foreword that he wrote for Rose, … Continue reading
Controversial Sign Outside Baptist Church in Virginia Links Equal Rights to Satan
By Elaine Magliaro Hermant Mehta (Patheos) reported on Thursday that there’s a sign outside the Taylor Road Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia that “is rightfully pissing people off.” Dallas Franklin of KFOR noted that the church sign has caused lots of folks to … Continue reading
Posted in Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Racism, Religion, United States
Tagged Mel Kunkle, Satan, Taylor Road Baptist Church, Virginia
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Picture of the Day for June 21, 2015: Political Cartoon on the Subject of Flying the Confederate Flag on South Carolina’s Statehouse Grounds
Posted by Elaine Magliaro This is an editorial cartoon by Dan Wasserman that was published in The Boston Globe on June 18th. Wasserman posted it on his Twitter account the same day under the heading “Charleston shooting backdrop.”
Two Alabama Police Officers Accused of Being Members of a White Supremacist Hate Group Put on Administrative Leave
By Elaine Magliaro The city of Anniston, Alabama, has placed two of its police officers on administrative leave while it investigates accusations that the men are members of a hate group. On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) posted … Continue reading
A Poem for Saturday, June 20, 2015: “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Equal Rights, Literature, Poetry, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged "Still I Rise", Discrimination, Maya Angelou
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Picture of the Day for June 19, 2015: Regarding Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina, and the Confederate Flag (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Last October during a political debate, Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina defended the Confederate flag’s presence on statehouse grounds because “not a single CEO” had ever complained about it. Vincent Sheheen, her Democartic opponent, called for … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 18, 2015: Dylann Roof, Homegrown Terrorist
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
From the Climate Change Denier Diaries: Dumbass Fox News Host Claims Pope Francis Is the Most Dangerous Person on the Planet
By Elaine Magliaro First, we had the dumbass senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe suggesting that Pope Francis should butt out of the debate on climate change. Now we have a dumbass Fox News personality claiming that the Catholic pontiff is … Continue reading
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