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By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyThe charge of "racism" is one that the Tea Party movement would like to shake. In the past, it has dismissed the label as only representing a few of its members on the fringe. However, the issue surfaced again on Wednesday when the NAACP -- which made news in July when it asked the Tea Party to repudiate racist elements within its ranks – issued a report that details associations between Tea Party organizations and hate groups in this country. In a conference call with journalists, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said that while there are policy disagreements, the civil rights group ...
Shirley Sherrod Reflects, Vows Not to 'Yield' in NAACP Letter
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA month after losing her federal job over a selectively edited video that showed her making racial remarks that were misinterpreted, Shirley Sherrod says she'll continue to work with the NAACP even though the group initially condemned her. In a letter posted Tuesday on the website of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Sherrod said the organization's president, Benjamin Jealous, has personally apologized for supporting her dismissal from the Agriculture Department. Sherrod writes that Jealous was "hoodwinked" by the footage in which she appeared to say she ...
Are Black People Really Homophobic?
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyThere always has to be someone to blame. So when California's Proposition 8 – the state constitutional ban on gay marriage – was approved by voters on Nov. 4, the story line was set: African-Americans, who had registered and turned out in record numbers for Barack Obama, delivered crucial, even deciding votes for Prop. 8. Initial reports cited exit polls with seven of 10 black voters backing the initiative. Cue the back-and-forth name-calling. In comments and on blogs, some of the measure's opponents called blacks who voted "yes" bigots. Blacks didn't appreciate being singled out, ...
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