by MCDC | Jul 19, 2013 | Civil Rights, Issues, News, Racism
Transcript of Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin (.PDF) “The African-American community is also knowledgeable that there is a history of racial disparities in the application of our criminal laws,” Obama said, “everything from the death penalty to enforcement...
by MCDC | Jul 17, 2013 | Civil Rights, Immigration Reform, Racism, Video
“If Republicans in the House of Representatives vote against the immigration reform legislation that was recently approved by the Senate — or if they prevent it from coming to a vote at all — they will lose the presidential election in 2016. It will not even...
by MCDC | Jul 10, 2013 | Immigration Reform, Issues, Racism
WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:35pm EDT (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives emerged from an immigration meeting on Wednesday divided over whether to help the 11 million undocumented people living in the United States, but eager to...
by MCDC | Jun 14, 2013 | Ethics, Opinion, Racism, Virginia Election 2013
The most extreme ticket in Virginia history “E.W. JACKSON, the fire-breathing pastor who stunned the Republican establishment by storming the party convention in Virginia and snatching the nomination for lieutenant governor, has been roundly mocked for saying...
by MCDC | Jun 1, 2013 | News, Racism
A photo in a second email showed President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama with surprised looks on their faces. The caption read “An embassy was bombed? … Muslims okay?” A string of racist emails and controversial remarks have shaken up a school...