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85African Americans Still Facing Discrimination
discrimination has been taking place in this country ever since it was first discovered, and has not been completely taken away. Even though Title 8 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against a person based on race,...
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86The Battles Against The Spook Hunters
Today, Los Angeles, California has a very negative reputation. Many regard that city as the street-gang capital of the U.S., if not the world. And that is because it is the home of such notorious black gangs as the “Crips” and “Bloods” and...
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77The Movie "THE HELP", Sobers You Up a Bit, Doesn't it" Discrimination in America [80]
Discrimination and bigotry is a terrible thing and "The Help" does a masterful job of bringing the heartbreak of bigotry back into our minds, where it belongs. This movie made me reflect and I hope this hub will make you do the same as I explore how racism is a core value of all humanity which can be controlled.
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74The Protest Movement: The 10 Best Political Protest Songs of the 60's
The 1960's was a decade of social activism. Here is the 10 best protest songs of the 60's protest movement.
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76Obama Has Maliciously And Viciously Violated George Zimmerman's Civil Rights
By initiating an investigation into whether George Zimmerman committed a "hate crime" against Trayvon Martin, and violated his civil rights (before all the facts are in), the Obama-Holder lead U.S. Justice Department is denying that man due process and equal protection of the laws; thereby, violating his civil rights.
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71Many Conservative White Men Do Not Like "Smart Negroes" Like Myself
Today, the “voting age” is 18 but back in 1967, it was 21. Well, in 1968, when I was 22 years old and serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, I registered to vote for the very first time in my life and I registered as a Republican. Now, the...
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80Trayvon Martin: The galvanizing affect of the murder of a black boy
In 1955, Emmett Louis Till was brutally murdered by two white men after he had the nerve to whistle at a white woman and/or ask her out on a date. He was 14-years-old when he took the trip from his home in Chicago, IL to Money, MS. His mother was...
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77The difference between legal and lawful
Are we still living in a free world? It is suggested that the USA is observing 9 of the 10 planks of the communist manifesto. Why are there SO many laws being passed that restrict all of us, and who benefits by passing these laws?
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79Up To No Good - Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson
WD Curry 111 gives an unabashed assessment of the influence of Civil Rights has-beens, Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson. WD shares his experiences and involvement in the cause.
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75More Than Just Horror: Zombie Films as a Social Critique
Are zombie films mindless entertainment? Or are they something more, like social commentary? You decide.
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