Making an Invisible Minority Less Invisible
For a long time, radio believed that a white male voice was more authoritative than a female voice, or a voice that sounded Black. For most of TV’s first 20 years, there were no Blacks on air. And when the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s shocked America to realize that Blacks might be just as competent as Whites, TV reluctantly hired Blacks-as long as they looked, acted, and spoke White.
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Reflections, posted on the morning after the 2008 presidential election
The reason her membership was disallowed was this: after the U.S. invasion of Iraq she and her sisters decided, in protest, not to stand for the pledge to the flag.
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WISH LIST FOR OBAMA
3. Stop privatization of water, Medicare (“Advantage” plans), prisons, etc. Privatization will be our descent into fascism because when everything is owned (or leased as in PA turnpike) by the corporate world, democracy and people-power cease and corporate boards of directors run the show.
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“Yes, She’s My Mother”
When I was born, a big beautiful black woman helped our family take care of me and my brother. Her name was Ethel Isaac.
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Healthcare “Call To Action” 12/6
Norman Solomon to headline December 6th Pennsylvania “Call to Action” Healthcare for All Convention in Harrisburg, 10-3
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Obama Wins !!!
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This month: Obama Wins !!!
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