The Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, introduced Jeremiah Wright during the NAACP’s 53rd annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner. Rev Anthony address the racism that has been lauded at Rev Wright and those who dare to speak truth to power. As he [...]
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Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was forced to tackle the issue of race in the midst of the controversy over the explosive comments of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Obama’s speech reflects the hard truth about America, we still struggle to talk openly and honestly about race.
However, looking back on how this got started reveals [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
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