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Interactiveby Jonathan Adams on November 4 2008, 5:10PM
Race & Election Roundup Interviews with voters and Obama phonebank workers in Oakland, CA, on the morning of November 4, 2008, on the subject of race and the election. Notes on an Election Part 1 and Part 2 tjohnson checks…
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Watch the GRITtv Election Day Webcast
by Jonathan Adams on November 4 2008, 9:00AM
Today on GRITtv, in collaboration with The Nation, AlterNet, Brave New Films, Afro-Netizen, looks back at the historic campaign, at voting right’s issues, and ahead to what the progressive movement has learned during this very long political season….
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Racewire Covers an Historic Election
by Jonathan Adams on November 4 2008, 6:44AM
It seems like we’ve been covering the 2008 election since the start of Racewire. From Barack Obama’s blackness to questions of race vs. gender, challenges to voting rights, and dog-whistle racism, this has been a long road. But, our…
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Sarah Palin Knows How You Feel, Black Man
by Jonathan Adams on November 4 2008, 3:39AM
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Before you wear that racist halloween costume…
by Jonathan Adams on October 31 2008, 2:56PM
H/T AngryAsianMan I know many people are already excitedly planning their costumes for this year’s Halloween celebrations, so I thought we could provide a guide to help: How To Not Dress Like a Racist on Halloween 1. Don’t paint…
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GRITtv Roundtable on the Last Days of the Campaign
by Jonathan Adams on October 31 2008, 12:47PM
Hendrik Hertzberg, Senior Editor and Staff Writer of the New Yorker; Roberto Lovato, Associate Editor at New America Media and contributor to The Nation; and Chris Rabb, Founder & Chief Evangelist for Afro-Netizen talk about Barack Obama’s infomercial, new…
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Bertha Lewis on The Daily Show
by Jonathan Adams on October 31 2008, 10:40AM
Bertha Lewis, ACORN chief organizer and former Facing Race presenter, sets the record straight about a community organizer’s role on The Daily Show….
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by Jonathan Adams on October 30 2008, 4:10PM
From our friends at ColorofChange.org If there’s one thing we see every election, it’s that Republicans will try to manipulate the rules any way they can to prevent some people from voting. Don’t be discouraged—be prepared. If we’re armed…
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Rinku Sen Named an UTNE Visionary
by Jonathan Adams on October 30 2008, 8:59AM
Rinku Sen is one of 50 activists, artists, scientists, transcendentalism, and non-conformists who made Utne Reader’s list of visionaries, working in social justice and community organization, transforming technology and the world. Racewire contributor and executive director of the Ruckus…
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Watch Sherman Alexie, Facing Race Conference Keynote Speaker, on Colbert Report
by Jonathan Adams on October 30 2008, 8:45AM
Tuesday, Sherman Alexie appeared on The Colbert Report to promote his latest book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and discussed how Native Americans will be voting in the upcoming election. If you think he’s brilliant, witty,…
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by Jonathan Adams on October 28 2008, 3:01PM
H/T Stereohyped A new phony flyer being distributed throughout Virginia’s Hampton Roads localities advises recipients that Republicans are to vote for president on November 4, while Democrats are to vote on November 5. Actually, Election Day for all Virginia voters…
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Troy Davis Granted Third Stay of Execution
by Jonathan Adams on October 27 2008, 10:50AM
Troy Davis, 40, was scheduled to die Monday at 7 pm (2300 GMT) by lethal injection for the 1989 killing of 27-year-old white policeman Mark Allan MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. He has repeatedly claimed he did not kill McPhail…
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Watch Rinku Sen on Meet the Bloggers
by Jonathan Adams on October 27 2008, 9:31AM
In case you missed Rinku Sen on last Friday’s Meet the Bloggers, watch it here….
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Watch Rinku Sen on Meet the Bloggers, 1pm ET/10am PT
by Jonathan Adams on October 24 2008, 7:41AM
Watch Rinku Sen on Meet the Bloggers at 1pm ET This week on Meet the Bloggers: Race in the campaign. Joining Sen will be bloggers Adia Harvey Wingfield (Racism Review), Joshua Busch (Double Take 08), and Liliana Segura (AlterNet)….
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by Jonathan Adams on October 23 2008, 4:16PM
Spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai on underrepresented voices in the election….
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12 Ways You Can Safeguard the Vote
by Jonathan Adams on October 23 2008, 10:38AM
Our friends at YES! Magazine gives us simple ways you can protect your own vote—and the fairness of the system, based on the recommendations of leading voting integrity advocates. BEFORE ELECTION DAY 1. Check your registration. Even if you think…
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Asian Americans Flex Political Muscle
by Jonathan Adams on October 22 2008, 1:18PM
Today’s Washington Post says Asian voters in Virginia have become energized during this election season and will play a pivotal role in determining the state’s winner in the presidential race. There are more than 160,000 Asian American citizens of voting…
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Anti-Stem Cell Ad Compares Embryonic Research To Tuskegee Study
by Jonathan Adams on October 22 2008, 1:11PM
via ThinkProgress On the ballot in Michigan is Proposal 2, a measure to permit embryonic stem cell research. As the NIH has outlined, embryonic stem cells offer the most promise for medical breakthroughs. Currently, Michigan has some of the nation’s…
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by Jonathan Adams on October 22 2008, 1:03PM
Using data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. Watch Vince Peppard of San…
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Wearing an Obama T-shirt to the Polls Illegal in New Mexico
by Jonathan Adams on October 21 2008, 12:02PM
Embedded video from CNN Video Not all states are like New Mexico, but you should be clear about the rules before going to the polls. You can call your state board of elections, call 866-OUR-VOTE or visit Election Protection’s site…
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