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Word Cloud: SKIN
In light of the international conversation and protests about police abuse of peopleof color, I am republishing this Word Cloud, which was first posted in March, 2017. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Skin is the largest organ of the human body, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged apartheid, Chiwoniso Maraire, Discrimination, Keorapetse Kgositsile, Philippa Yaa de Villiers, Skin, South Africa, Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
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From the Equal Justice Institute: “Slavery to Mass Incarceration”–An Animated Short Film by Artist Molly Crabapple
By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) released a new video–an animated short film by acclaimed artist Molly Crabapple, with narration by Bryan Stevenson–that “paints slavery in the stark terms in which it existed…hundreds of years in … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Art, Civil War, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Political Science, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Discrimination, Slavery
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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 10, 2015: Regarding Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Politics, Religion, United States
Tagged Discrimination, Picture of the Day
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The State of South Carolina Files Amicus Brief with SCOTUS…Claims It Is Legal to Discriminate Against Women–So Why Not Against Gays?
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Joseph Stern posted an interesting article titled South Carolina to SCOTUS: We Can Discriminate Against Women, So Why Not Gays? over at Slate on Thursday. In his piece, Stern said that a major problem with the … Continue reading
Stateside Indiana: Ridiculing and Speaking Out Against Bigotry
By Elaine Magliaro I’m am so happy to hear that Governor Mike Pence of Indiana “has come in for an extra heaping of scorn on social media” after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Curtis M. Wong (Huffington Post) said that … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Democracy, Documentrary Films, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Justice, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, Society, States, United States
Tagged Anti-Gay Laws, Bigotry, Discrimination, Mike Pence, Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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