RSS Roundup 5-21-8

Happy hump day everyone. Were half way to a long holiday weekend. After 3 years in corrections when I never had holidays, or even weekends, off I am so looking forward to this summer. Being a month away from finishing up with school I hope to never ever have to do shift [...]

Action Item: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

May 15th 2008

By: William

In: Activism

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I’m passing on to you all the contents of an action email I received from National Women’s Law Center.  Women in America are still paid dramatically less than their male counterparts earning a mere 77 cents on the dollar.  For minorities that difference is much greater.  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will go a [...]

Mildred Loving, Civil Rights Hero, Passes Away

May 5th 2008

By: William

In: Saints

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Mildred & Richard Loving (AP Photo)
Mildred Loving, whose challenge of Virginia’s law forbidding interracial marriage led to a landmark civil rights case, has passed away at the age of 68. Mildred will be remembered forever for Loving v. Virginia in which the Supreme Court declared Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924 unconstitutional. [...]

Tony Zirkle Celebrates Hitlers Birthday

Apr 24th 2008

By: William

In: Politics

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It sure is nice to see that Sally Kern isn’t the only Republican getting press attention for being an intolerant ass. Recently Tony Zirkle gave a speech to a group who was celebrating the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday. While Republicans, like Trent Lott or Sean Hannity, are often associated indirectly with white [...]

Equal Pay Day

Apr 18th 2008

By: William

In: Activism

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Support The Fair Pay Restoration Act
Equal pay day is the day of the year in which women catch up to men in earnings from the year before. This year Equal Pay Day is recognized on Tuesday, April 22nd. Currently in America white women working full time jobs make on average make only 77 [...]

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