politics

  1. london

    Turkey renames new US embassy street 'Malcolm X Avenue

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/14/turkey-renames-new-us-embassy-street-malcolm-x-avenue Turkey renames new US embassy street 'Malcolm X Avenue' Move coincides with a period of fraught relations between Turkey and the US and comes after other politically charged name changes to...
  2. MadWun

    Black Brilliance 360 - A new web series for grown black men

    Black Brilliance 360: An original series of web-based conversations among black men about the things that matter to us most. Conversations that deal with identity, lifestyle, self-care, relationships, power, and struggle. Teaser Episode 1
  3. D24OHA

    2 Cleveland News Anchors Fired for "Political Activity," Blame Jay-z

    Two Channel 5 Anchors Fired for 'Political Activity' (Waiting in Line for Jay Z Tix) via http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/10/31/two-channel-5-anchors-fired-for-political-activity-waiting-in-line-for-jay-z-tix TV industry news and gossip site FT Liveis reporting that...
  4. Camille

    Maher: Trump has revealed how many 'vulgar, tacky, racist' people there are

    Comedian Bill Maher said on Sunday that Donald Trump’s campaign has revealed how many “vulgar, tacky, racist” people there are in the U.S. “What we learned is there are a lot of vulgar, tacky, racist people in this country — more than I thought, I knew there were some,” he said in an interview...
  5. Art Vandelay

    Are there brands which you support/boycott for ideological reasons?

    Are there brands which you support for ideological reasons? (Beyond "buy black" or "buy local" motivations, purely ideological politics.) Are there brands which you avoid or boycott for ideological reasons? This thread is a spin-off from: Damn Ben and Jerry's goes IN..supports BLM and...
  6. M

    Hip Hop based politics youtube series

    Interviews with rappers dicussion primarily based on politics...guests such as Rhymefest, Sadat x, etc... https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCluWg7jObpIXwOnkaRQ7g3g
  7. Camille

    GOP Senator David Perdue Jokes About Praying for Obama’s Death

    Personally I don't think it was a joke. There was a meme circulating among Christians a few years back telling people to use that scripture to pray for Obama. They were selling tshirts, coffee mugs and everything. Hateful bastards...
  8. Camille

    House Democrats Call Out Marsha Blackburn For ‘Reckless Disregard’ After Unredacted Memo Goes Public

    http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/06/08/3786082/planned-parenthood-leak-subpoena/ Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., chair of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives In March, the House investigation into Planned Parenthood took a dark turn, subpoenaing a list of names of doctors...
  9. Camille

    Bernie Sanders’s aides just threw him under the bus to Politico

    Bernie Sanders’s aides just threw him under the bus to Politico http://www.vox.com/2016/6/8/11881130/bernie-sanders-politico Over at Politico, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Gabriel Debenedetti have a dishy look inside the last days of the Bernie Sanders campaign. You should read it in full...
  10. Camille

    Sanders campaign requested CUT in number of Puerto Rico polling locations

    Someone had re-titled the article, so I was mad at first until I scrolled down because I thought it was clickbait, but he actually did this, though the details are sketchy. My questions are: Are candidates allowed to do this, and if so, did the local party actually honor the request...
  11. Camille

    Veterans are not props for hate...

    WATCH Veteran Rip Trump A New One: I Defended This Country Alongside The People You Hate It’s not just white American men who fight and die for this country. Women, Muslims, and Hispanics have as well and this military veteran wants Donald Trump to know it. During a protest against the...
  12. thoughtone

    The Offical Senator Bernie Sanders Thread

    source: Vermont Public Radio Bernie Sanders To Announce Presidential Run Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club on Monday, March 9, 2015 in Washington. VPR has learned that Sanders will announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential...
  13. MASTERBAKER

    The Official Donald Trump Thread

    Baltimore Teens Make Diss Track To Donald Trump Published on Mar 29, 2016 Baltimore teens make a diss track to Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. The teens highlight Donald Trump's rhetoric against muslims and hispanics. They also reference the sick comment Donald Trump made on The View in...
  14. Camille

    Trump Delegate Says Current US Leaders May Need to Be "Killed"

    A Patriot Movement supporter, approved by the Trump campaign, talks of violently overthrowing the federal government. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/trump-delegates-patriot-movement-militias Last December, Donald Trump's presidential campaign approved David Riden to be a...
  15. Camille

    TX GOP Chair argues for POLLING PLACE Photo ID law by fraudulently citing ABSENTEE fraud

    https://www.tribtalk.org/2016/06/01/the-5th-circuit-court-must-uphold-voter-id/ I strongly encourage all Justices of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to uphold SB 14, better known as Texas' Voter ID law. Voter ID is critical to maintaining the integrity of the ballot box...
  16. Camille

    Black L:ives Matter Activist, Dennis Black, Running for Michigan State House

    http://www.occupy.com/article/michigan-house-candidate-wants-bring-material-democracy-detroit This is the third article in a series, “From the Ground Up,” chronicling community-level efforts to overcome economic insecurity and establish sustainable and just communities. A joint project...
  17. MASTERBAKER

    Hillary 2016

    10 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next President Hillary Clinton is the next President of the United States. The campaign has begun as the darts are being thrown. It doesn't matter. She will win the race. It will be historic for more reasons than one. She has paid her dues as a...
  18. playahaitian

    Movie News: Reagan's Daughter Isn't Too Happy About Upcoming Will Ferrell Movie About Her Dad & now its DONE

    Ronald Reagan's Daughter Isn't Too Happy About That Upcoming Will Ferrell Movie About Her Dad Boy, that escalated quickly. It was announced yesterday that Will Ferrell will beplaying former United States presidentRonald Reagan in the Mike Rosolio-penned comedy Reagan, which, according...
  19. Art Vandelay

    Showtime's "The Circus"

    Anybody seen it? A political election-year version of HBO's Hardknocks. Wondering if I'm missing out- seems like it has the potential to provide insight but it could also be all rehash and no reveal. Seems like a really cool way to preserve history, at the least. ---------------------------...
  20. Built4Life

    Democracy in Black (Pr.Eddie Glaude Jr.) Lectures and interviews

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