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celticeagle @celticeagle (189840) • Boise, Idaho 28 Dec 21

We all know the story of Rosa Parks, right? Well did you know that Rosa and her husband, Raymond, were civil rights activists long before Rosa became famous for her refusal to give up her seat on a city bus on December 1, 1955....

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Joe Biden At NAACP Convention In Houston

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 12 Jul 12

Today, the vice president addressed the NAACP's 103rd Annual Convention in Houston and with a little surprise to the expectant crowd: Before Joe Biden gave his speech, president Barack Obama addressed the NAACP via video. Of...

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Mitt Romney Booed Silly At NAACP Convention

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 12 Jul 12

GOP nominee Mitt Romney who honored the NAACP in Houston with his presence was booed silly. While the governor was booed for opposing Obamacare (aka revised Romneycare) and VoterID Law, the governor received standing ovation for...

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Black Women in American Culture and History Discriminates against Black People

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 26 Jan 12

The ACLU, NAACP, and Democrats all over the US tell us that requiring picture IDs to vote discriminates against Black people. They say that 40% of Black people don't have picture IDs. The Greater Madison Federal Agency...

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Another Perfectly Good Racial Stereotype, Down the Drain. ;~D

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 21 Jul 11

It's only a contradiction if you listen to the incompetent press, Bill Maher and other lefty elitists. Members of the South Central LA TEA party..yes, you read it right, there are TEA Party members in South Central LA...and they...

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NAACP vs the Tea Party

Sourceseeker @Sourceseeker (1197) • United States 19 Jul 10

I believe it is very evident now that the Tea party held very racist elements and divise people within their ranks. No there are some legitamite people within their ranks however the more vocal and showy elements were...

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Van Jones an American Treasure?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 23 Feb 10

What the? seriously? The NAACP is awarding him one of its image awards and refferred to him as a national treasure. [i]"Van Jones is an American treasure," Jealous writes in an opinion piece posted at CNN.com. "He is quite...

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Should the NAACP change its name?

danaseilhan @danaseilhan (55) • United States 14 Feb 08

This is a really dumb question, but I participate on Helium and it is one of the political debate questions going on right now. I figured it would at least start some interesting discussion. Please keep it respectful. (No, I have...

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Robert Bailey... Hits the Big Time for his Crime

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 24 Sep 07

Here's a pic of one of your heroes suffering the indignities of being charged with his crime. Apparently his mother is sporting a new Jaguar around Jena too... All complements of the NAACP. I guess racism and assault &...

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The NAACP came to Detroit to bury the N-word.

TheRepublicMenu @TheRepublicMenu (290) • United States 18 Jul 07

Lets see, how many Black people that I know who say the N-word. Does this include every rapper street corner hustler and crackhead? Sure it does, when I am in the store, I hear the N-word thrown around as a term of endearment so...

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