Aug 9, 2018
Rashida Tlaib set to become first Muslim woman elected to US Congress. Former Michigan state lawmaker has won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed for a House seat
Aug 9, 2018
The Ohio special election shows a close race with results within a few thousands with the count still ongoing. It is vital to our democracy we support and vote in the light that a few votes can make a difference.
Aug 9, 2018
Follow the Money If the Phillips curve, the inflation rate and loan growth don’t explain the push for higher interest rates, what does? The answer was suggested in an April 12th Bloomberg article by Yalman Onaran, titled “Surging LIBOR, Once a Red Flag, Is Now a Cash...
Aug 8, 2018
NBC NEWS: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare,...
Aug 7, 2018
Here are the 16 states the website Politifacts is paying special attention to in the 2018 midterm elections. Source
Aug 7, 2018
Ohio 12th Congressional District, special election: Democrats try to break a 30-year losing streak Who is the Republican? State Sen. Troy Balderson. He was endorsed by Pat Tiberi, whose retirement opened up this seat. He seems as conventional a Republican as you could...
Aug 6, 2018
Women are planning to vote for Democrats in higher numbers than past midterms By Grace Sparks, CNN Updated 4:34 PM ET, Fri August 3, 2018 (CNN)Several factors that pollsters look at are predicting a “blue wave’ in the fall elections, and some observers are...
Aug 6, 2018
A ‘Rainbow Wave’? 2018 Has More L.G.B.T. Candidates Than Ever A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender candidates are running for office in November, as the Trump administration and state-level politicians have moved to roll back some legal...
Aug 6, 2018
Five-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) faces state Sen. Kevin de León (D) in the general election for U.S. Senate in California on November 6, 2018.[1] This is the second consecutive U.S. Senate race in the state without a Republican competing in...
Aug 6, 2018
Immigration a top issue according to Pew Research TOP ISSUE in MID TERMS
Aug 4, 2018
Selected speech by President Obama President Obama and Democracy
Aug 3, 2018
The Tax Policy Centre, made up of independent experts, has produced a distributional analysis of the impact of the Senate’s tax bill. This shows that the bill would reduce taxes on average for most Americans between 2019 and 2025. But by far the biggest beneficiaries...
Aug 2, 2018
Charles Koch over the weekend called Trump’s tariffs “unfair” to foreign countries and their workers.“This is ridiculous, we should just get rid of all barriers except on things that will hurt people,” Koch told the media during a donor summit in...
Aug 2, 2018
Income disparities have become so pronounced that America’s top 10 percent now average more than nine times as much income as the bottom 90 percent. Americans in the top 1 percent tower stunningly higher. They average over 40 times more income than the bottom 90...
Aug 2, 2018
Over the weekend, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger said that he warned the U.S. leader about the effect of his “inflammatory language” abroad. The disclosure came after Trump tweeted about his July 20 meeting with Sulzberger, saying, “Spent much time talking...
Aug 2, 2018
According to the scientific literature, American children face substantial risk of exposure to firearm injury and death. In 2016, 4,648 young people ages 10-24 were victims of homicide – an average of 13 each day. Following are additional relevant gun violence...
Aug 2, 2018
States may soon get more leeway to make changes to Obamacare that could affect the comprehensiveness of coverage. “We are expecting a new enforcement rule out soon,” Joel White, president of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, said at a recent Capitol...
Aug 2, 2018
Voter Suppression Is Warping Democracy A new survey from The Atlantic and the Public Religion Research Institute shows that black and Hispanic citizens are more likely than whites to face barriers at the polls—and to fear the future erosion of their basic political...
Aug 2, 2018
In the six-volume “History of Women’s Suffrage,” betrays more than a hint of vanity when it credits the Stanton-Anthony cohort with starting a movement that actually had diverse origins and many mothers. Its worst offenses may be that it rendered nearly invisible the...
Aug 2, 2018
In Juy, as President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki for their controversial summit, the New York Times Opinion section’s Twitter page circulated an animated video titled “Trump and Putin: A Love Story.” The newspaper describedthe video:...
Aug 2, 2018
The court-imposed deadline of July 26 for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reunite families separated at the southern border has passed. So far, over 1800 children have been released to their parents. However, the Trump administration has refused to...
Jul 1, 2018
Philadelphia’s new, inclusive gay pride flag is making gay white men angry – Vox > > www.vox.com/culture/2017/6/20/15821858/gay-pride-flag-philadelphia-fight-explained > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android...
Jun 25, 2018
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Feb 18, 2018
Michael Hinson was the keynote for the 2009 Philadelphia Convention. A truly impressive man. www-phillymag-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.phillymag.com/news/2018/02/10/michael-hinson-lgbtq-liason/?amp=1 ——— Original Message ———- >...
Jan 30, 2018
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Dec 22, 2017
This has been posted. Ken > On Dec 19, 2017, at 4:50 AM, Scott Duty (finnicky@comcast.net) wrote: > > Ken, can we post this in our news section? > > > Scott > >> On December 19, 2017 at 3:11 AM “Mark P. Behar, PA-C” wrote: >> >> >> Mark P. Behar GLMA...
Dec 19, 2017
On December 16th, the Washington Post broke a story, revealing officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were given a list of seven prohibited words or phrases by the Trump Administration. These words were: “fetus,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,”...
Dec 14, 2017
Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Nina Simone who in the 1960s sang songs like To Be Young, Gifted and Black and Mississippi Goddam. Modern artists ranging from Elton John to Kanye West have credited her with...
Dec 13, 2017
Thank you Alabama for refuting the homophobe Judge Moore and thank you ‘mama African Americans for your record turnout.
Jun 16, 2017
New gay flag article www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/6/15/if-you-hate-new-pride-flag-youre-problem
Jun 4, 2017
Pride30: Physician Leo Moore is fighting HIV through awareness As far as Dr. Leo Moore is concerned, awareness is the best prescription for reducing HIV in the black gay commu… Kirk V Reid >
Apr 20, 2017
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Apr 19, 2017
actionnetwork.org/letters/trump-administration-erasing-lgbt-elders Sent from Gavin’s iPhone
Apr 11, 2017
www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/us/first-time-white/index.html
Apr 6, 2017
> Court Rules 1964 Civil Rights Act Protects LGBT Workers From Discrimination www.yahoo.com/news/court-rules-1964-civil-rights-004044023.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma > > > Court Rules 1964 Civil Rights Act Protects LGBT Workers From Discrimination > > For the...
Apr 5, 2017
Court Rules 1964 Civil Rights Act Protects LGBT Workers From Discrimination www.yahoo.com/news/court-rules-1964-civil-rights-004044023.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma Sent from Gavin’s iPhone
Mar 29, 2017
Mar 22, 2017
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Mar 17, 2017
Racism indd.adobe.com/view/282acd92-42b2-4652-b4de-979431a4145f
Mar 17, 2017
How to Talk to Folks who voted for “Change” indd.adobe.com/view/97730967-75b0-4092-b98e-2c117cf3e21f
Mar 17, 2017
Indivisible Movement indd.adobe.com/view/17a7393d-e39e-48e5-9018-c5f897571e10
Mar 16, 2017
I was reading this article on Huffington Post, and I thought you might be interested in reading it, too. Why It’s So Hard To Tackle Mass Incarceration In America www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mass-incarceration-chart_us_58c9636ce4b022994fa3ee27
Feb 18, 2017
Important call for “covert” or implicit racism training… Like the NA has done in the past. Michigan civil rights panel: Flint water crisis rooted in ‘systemic racism’ From Nation & World, a Flipboard magazine by Chicago Tribune The...
Feb 4, 2017
If you were asked to write an essay of 1,000 words or less on White Privilege what would you write? That’s the assignment that was given to high school students in Westport, Conn., according to the New York Times. The town is ranked the tenth wealthiest town in the...
Jan 22, 2017
Jan 14, 2017
NABWMT does not endorse specific candidates for office. However, we do provide links to items that address our fight against racism. One such publication is below: > “Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., urged Congress in...
Jan 7, 2017
Yesterday, I watched the new movie “Hidden Figures” and was impressed by this unknown story of three African American women who were instrumental in getting the first US man i=to orbit the earth. As a mathematician and a scientist, it was heartwarming to see these...
Jan 4, 2017
2017 and the Future for LGBTQ youth Ken Scott Baron Many people are fearful of the current President Elect and his policies of his administration. This applies in many areas affecting our community, but no more so than our future generations. Vice President Elect Mike...
Dec 13, 2016
Angela Davis speaking in Chicago on “what to do in the the face of a Trump presidency. Davis didn’t have any easy answers. “Whatever we are already doing, we need to do more,” she said. “We need to accelerate our activism.” Davis...
Nov 25, 2016
No Asians, no blacks. Why do gay people tolerate such blatant racism? From The Gay Observer, a Flipboard magazine by The Gay Grooms Most LGBT ethnic minorities say they’ve faced discrimination, and bigotry on dating sites is a throwback to the 50s. The LGBT… Read it...
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