The Scott Sisters, Nancy Lockhart and the Politics of Freedom

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Saturday January 01, 2011 · 1:53 PM PST

2011/01/01 · 13:53

Newspapers, national radio programs, bloggers and politicos are all talking about how Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour on Dec. 29 suspended the life sentences of two sisters jailed for an armed robbery that netted just $11—but the release of one sister will require her to donate a kidney to the other.

Let the truth be told, it was not the national NAACP that lead the effort to free the Scott Sisters, it was Nancy Lockhart through her use of grassroots Internet organizing,

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Tuesday November 03, 2009 · 2:04 PM PST

2009/11/03 · 14:04

Tasing in America has gone out of control. Last night I learned about how a Minneapolis Police officer tased a man with his hands on a squad car. Yes, the officer used a Taser on the mans neck while he was in a non-combative stance, and his hands on the squad car.

Now we learn that a man was tased outside of his home, as his house burned.

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Wednesday October 28, 2009 · 2:55 PM PDT

2009/10/28 · 14:55

With all the tasering going on, it's great to know that a "Stop Taser Torture, blogging for Justice Day" has been planned for Dec. 4, 09.

The goal is to unite the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day – Taser Torture in America, Canada and throughout the world. There is a need to expand the discussion.

This year will be the 2nd annual "Stop Taser Torture – Blogging For Justice Day." Organizers want to expand the discussion on the issue of tasering and how the issue threatens us all.

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John McCain, Sarah Palin, John Lewis and Lynch Mob Politics

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Saturday October 11, 2008 · 2:50 PM PDT

2008/10/11 · 14:50

Enough is enough John McCain and Sarah Palin!

I agree with John Lewis who said, "As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign. What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history. Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse."

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Wednesday July 16, 2008 · 6:07 AM PDT

2008/07/16 · 06:07

You knew more was going to be coming from Barack Obama regarding black responsibility. The question is, was it a generational shift as media like CNN would like to make it out to be? or was it another Bill Cosby type of message to the poor? There are differing views on the matter.

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Sunday July 06, 2008 · 5:20 PM PDT

2008/07/06 · 17:20

There are a lot of folks in mainstream media that believe that Bill Clinton has that golden political touch. Well, don't include me in that group. Bill Clinton may have stature with the Congressional Black Caucus members who kissed his ring throughout the democratic primary, but I have my serious doubts to whether Bill Clinton can make much inroads into black voters. Lisa Lerer's article at Politico.com notes, "Despite his widely panned performance on his wife’s behalf in the Democratic primary campaign, public relations experts say that if he moves quickly, former President Bill Clinton should be able to avoid any lasting damage to his legacy."

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Tuesday May 20, 2008 · 9:45 PM PDT

2008/05/20 · 21:45

Karen Brooks of The Dallas Morning News is reporting on the problems involving the selection of Democratic National Convention bloggers. Check out the link to her article below. Ms. Brooks provides a great overview on the issues involving the Democratic Party and how they are treating black bloggers. I know Native Americans and the Angry Indian must be wondering why Native Americans seem to be excluded by the DNC as well.

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Friday April 04, 2008 · 5:11 AM PDT

2008/04/04 · 05:11

AAPP: I have always wondered why groups like the Dailykos, Myleftwing, MYDD and other progressive blogger group support the NAACP with contributions? MLK was killed 40 years ago today. Yet the NAACP and its black and white supporters are still disconnected with the issues of poverty that Martin Luther King worked so hard to address. As an example, I listened in pure amazement and disgust last night to a broadcast over at one of the best bloggers in America, (also from Texas) Gina McCauley from the blog What About Our Daughters. She was joined by her roundtable, along with Adora Obi Nweze, President, Fl State Conference NAACP and a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors and Richard "We Will Not Be Blamed" McIntire, the NAACP national spokesperson.

The NAACP was invited to speak about their decision to support the bail request for the release of young black thugs who are alleged to have brutally raped, sodomized and beat a mother and son on June 18. More HERE

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Thursday April 03, 2008 · 6:37 AM PDT

2008/04/03 · 06:37

40 Years after the MLK Assassination - 40 years after James Brown 'saves Boston." No James Brown Museum!

No James Brown Museum? The Auctioning off of James Brown's historic artifacts is an American Disgrace. Yes, It's an American disgrace.

With so many black millionaires, let see if one of the thousands of black American multi millionaires steps up and saves these items from being sold. This is a family issue, but its a political issue as well. More HERE

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Saturday January 26, 2008 · 3:49 PM PST

2008/01/26 · 15:49

My rants before I start LIVE blogging the results of the South Carolina primary at African American Political Pundit.com

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The world is watching as old southern "color arousal" shows its ugly head across America. The US presidential race is capturing the eyes of the world. From Thailand, the front page of the Asian Tribune, the headlines read: Democrats fight it in S. Carolina Vying for Black Vote. Color Arousal, subtle and crude, has made its mark on The White House. Like the debate about Clinton having sex out of wed lock with Monica Lewinsky, The Clintons have fueled a political debate about "race" that just may tear a 50 year Democratic Coalition between Blacks and Democrats apart. It has gotten so bad that even Oprah is under attack. Now there are people calling Oprah a ‘traitor’ for endorsing Obama and not Clinton.

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Sunday January 13, 2008 · 7:31 PM PST

2008/01/13 · 19:31

Hillary Clinton and her negro surrogates are at it again. This time it's Robert L. Johnson, the founder of BET, who greeted Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at a rally in Columbia, S.C. Hillary and her surrogates are not making many black friends with this racial talk about M.L. King and Obama being the "Guess who is coming to dinner." candidate.

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