Texas Republicans Suppress Black Student Voters
Find out why I'm not surprised and why this might be a taste of things to comePosted on May 28, 2008 5:05 PM • 9 Comments •
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US to Consider No Longer Calling Mandela, ANC "Terrorists"
You can file this one under "should have been done about twenty years ago." From the Mail & Guardian: Lawmakers on Tuesday debated legislation to remove former South African president Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) from an...Posted on May 7, 2008 8:57 AM • 1 Comments •
The Jena Who What Huh?
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson "doesn't know anything about" the Jena Six.Posted on September 20, 2007 8:24 PM • 16 Comments •
Potential Changes to Mandatory Sentencing Laws
Under the new Democratic Congress, many are hoping to change these outdated and sometimes blatantly racist laws.Posted on January 10, 2007 9:47 AM • 0 Comments •
