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Tag Archives: civil rights
Don’t Vote Republican
Pure and simple. Saw this on the Iowa Youth Iowa Future FB page. Couldn’t agree more. · ‘We need to start a movement to tell people that if you want to keep your reproductive rights DON’T VOTE REPUBLICAN. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged #takethegunsaway, civil rights, funding for public schools, health care, reproductive freedom
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Celebrate Pride Month
Celebrate Pride Month by demanding equality for all. Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement as we celebrate the start of Pride Month: “Iowans believe that we all deserve dignity and respect, no … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged civil rights, LGBTQ, Pride month
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On MLK Day 2022 Register To Vote
It is sad that in 2022 we still have to fight for voting rights and fair elections. But fight we must. Senators will be back at the Capitol this week and they’ll be voting on rules changes that will determine … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged civil rights, MLK Day 2022, voting rights
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Identity Politics
In case you missed it, Samantha Bee shows how misguided those who blame “identity politics” as the reason for Democratic losses in November. Republicans are horrible at governing but they are great at advertising and twisting words. As Samantha Bee … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, voter suppression
Tagged civil rights, identity politics, pavlov's dog, Samantha Bee, welfare queen
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President Obama’s Selma 50th Anniversary Speech
Some say this is President Obama’s most powerful speech. Video is of the full speech. Full text is below. thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/president obamas_selma_50th_anniversary_speech_full_text Below, the full remarks of President Barack Obama as he speaks from the Edmund Pettus Bridge marking the … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, President Obama
Tagged civil rights, civil rights movement, Selma 50th anniversary
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Nixon’s Revenge 40 years Later
Like many in my generation, Dick Nixon was somewhat central to our existence at our coming of age. From his commie-scaring to his Vice-Presidency and his run for President in 1960 and then for governor of California in 1962, then … Continue reading
Posted in War on Drugs
Tagged Agnew, civil rights, marijuana, Nixon, powell memorandum, southern strategy
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Voting Rights and the March on Washington
(Editor’s Note: Ari Berman is a friend of Blog for Iowa, and he passed along this note which may be of interest to readers). Dear Friends, I wanted to pass on a few timely new stories that I thought would … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, Guest Posts
Tagged Ari Berman, civil rights, march on Washington, voting rights
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Martin Luther King – I Have A Dream Speech – August 28, 1963
Posted in civil rights
Tagged civil rights, I Have A Dream, Martin Luther King Day, MLK
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Rosa Parks Occupied A Bus 56 Years Ago, Still Inspires Today
by Molly Regan On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks got on a bus and sat down. When she was told by a white man to move to the back of the bus, she refused, and was … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, rosa parks
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Bob Vander Plaats: Anti-Civil Rights Hate Mongering
[by David Van Thournout] Civil rights are something that we have to pay for with blood, sweat and tears. And fear based hate speech is something we not only have to listen to, but respond passionately and articulately to. We … Continue reading
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