Category: Civil Rights
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Funny. Stupid. Sad. Awesome
Open Thread Wednesday. I’m giving you a few things to discuss, most aren’t about the debt or Georgia but meh, I think I just wanted to use the fabulous picture of my Halloween Costume. No, really. By the end of the day we will find out out if Michigan will be the 14 state to…
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Happy Atlanta Pride Week!
This weekend Atlanta will host one of the largest LBGT Pride events in the country. More than a half million people will come to town to enjoy the festival and Parade. The weather has been ordered, and it looks PERFECT! Atlanta Pride is 43 years young, and one of the very first cities to march…
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Ripe Tomatoes and Other Delicious Things
As we head into the Labor Day week, the official end of summer I give you these items to ponder. The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought us a news/facebook/twitter deluge. I’ve picked out a few items you may have missed. Ten Things you probably didn’t know about the…
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Rep. Lewis is a Hit at Comic-Con, naturally!
I’m so thrilled at all the coverage the Congressman and my friend Andrew Aydin are getting over their collaboration on the first of three graphic novels about the Congressman’s life. Book One is March, available at retailers on August 13th. Volume two is slotted for release in 2014, with volume three set to roll…
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Happy Pride Month!
With all the recent politics of politics “news” here in Georgia, I haven’t had time to post all the activities going on for June Pride. My bad, sorry. So here goes… If you don’t know why we celebrate Pride in June, please go to Stonewall 101 TONIGHT! Or watch this. The White House has a Proclamation. The Secretary…
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Epic FB Response to a Homophobic Pastor
We’ve all been there, someone posts something on Facebook, various people either ignore it or chime in. But then there is that one person, that is so infuriately righteously ignorant that you can’t help yourself but respond. While your response is thoughtful and respectful and you think you might be engaging a rational thinking adult,…