Monday night video – Struggle No More

I wanna see
my family
get what they want
have what they need

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Iran: Kobra Najjar Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning for Prostitution

When I originally posted this, something in the code that I can’t identify made the rest of the site go screwy.

So – please visit Equality Now, Renee at Womanist Musings or Cara at the Curvature for details and how to respond.

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Measure twice, cut once – or something like that

Oops! Wrong Larry shown on Idaho campaign buttons

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Some Democratic campaign buttons made for distribution in Idaho show an unlikely pair: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Larry Craig.
But don’t expect the staunch Republican to throw his support behind Obama or for the presidential candidate to ask Craig to change his mind and run for Senate again. Apparently the button manufacturer picked a picture of the wrong Idaho Larry.

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House Resolution Apologizing for Slavery and Segregation

From Racism Review:

Rep. Steve Cohen from Memphis, Tennessee, has introduced a non-binding resolution (H.Res.194) next week “apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans,” according to John Breshanan at The Crypt. Cohen represents a majority African-American district in Memphis. The resolution, which was introduced at the beginning of the 110th Congress (image from wallyg), makes no mention of reparations, but it does state that black Americans “continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow — long after both systems were formally abolished…” The resolution also acknowledges that an apology “cannot erase the past, but confession of the wrongs committed can speed racial healing and reconciliation and help Americans confront the ghosts of their past.” The resolution has 120 co-sponsors.

Hmmm… I wonder how far this will go? Not that I’m cynical or anything….

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