Civil Rights

Within the United States, civil rights refer to a set of rights that are guaranteed to citizens by the constitution. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion are but a few examples of civil rights.

Civil rights laws, however, are meaningless without the support of the executive branch and enforcement from Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies. Civil rights are guaranteed by the United States constitution but enforcing these rights often proves to be an ongoing task.

Civil rights can also address disability rights, as evidenced by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The rights of all citizens, irrespective of physical abilities are protected under civil rights laws.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Civil Rights”

• Recession Is Over; Now it’s a Depression

  
  White Civil Rights — Authority: 128
  by Jeff Davis One of the stories that hast gotten little coverage lately is the true state of the economy. The New York Daily News reports: “Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% and another 200,000 ...
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• Thanks for Claudette Colvin

  
  The Ruth Group — Authority: 134
  Nice write up about Claudette Colvin, a young woman who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus — so a white woman wouldn’t have to sit in one of the three other empty seats in the same row — nine months before Rosa Parks, and the prize winning book about her.Phillip [...]
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• Overshadowed By Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Catalyst Finally Recognized

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 639
  From the New York Times: On that supercharged day in 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Ala., she rode her way into history books, credited with helping to ignite the civil rights movement. But there was another woman, named Claudette Colvin, who refused to be ...
  11 hours ago

• The real meaning of Thanksgiving, part deux

  
  Bits & Pieces — Authority: 135
  Higher resolution version here.
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• Thanks

  
  The Grey Line — Authority: 104
  William S. Burroughs Gives Thanks
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• The Problem With the Pope

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 159
  It is time to admit that the gay community has a gigantic Pope problem. Under the leadership of Benedict XVI, the Vatican has become an implacable foe of liberalism, modernity and basic rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Rome has eagerly jumped with both feet into America’s culture wars and is ...
  17 hours ago

• How North Carolina got its reputation for moderation in the civil rights era.

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 683
  I’ve been reading Rob Christensen’s The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics , a book that I started a while back but didn’t pick up again until recently. I’ve just finished the section on North Carolina’s major politicians in the fifties and sixties: Senator Frank Porter Graham, Governor Kerr Scott, Governor ...
  18 hours ago

• Yemen Targets HR Activist Amal Basha in Campaign of Attacks

  
  Armies of Liberation — Authority: 509
  What follows is the Arab Sisters Forum press release on the escalating attacks on Amal Basha, head of the organization. She was repeatedly threatened, had a liquid sprayed in her face on the street, the headquarters was broken into and trashed, and the brakes on her car were cut in an assassination attempt. ...
  19 hours ago

• Thanksgiving: A Native Amercian Perspective

  
  Today's Drum - Positive Black News - African American News — Authority: 147
  The Pilgrims are said to have had the “first” thanksgiving feast in the New World in the autumn of 1621. Isn’t that what you were taught in school? Nothing could be further from the truth! Click on image to read article People have given thanks for the bountiful harvests for thousands of years all over ...
  20 hours ago

• ‘Day of Outrage’ takes stand against violence

  
  Today's Drum - Positive Black News - African American News — Authority: 147
  Residents of a broken north St. Louis neighborhood called Monday for a restoration of hope and dignity, and in Atlanta, the Rev. Al Sharpton declared war on community violence and drug dealers. Click on image to read article The gatherings Monday in St. Louis, Atlanta and more than 20 other U.S. cities were ...
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• Stripping of citizenship, contd

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 434
  Father was never charged with war crime, family says The family of Helmut Oberlander says he was never a Nazi and he has not been charged by the federal government with any war crime.
  21 hours ago

• Yemen Targets Human Rights Activist Amal Basha in a Campaign of Violence and Intimidation

  
  Armies of Liberation — Authority: 509
  What follows is the Arab Sisters Forum press release on the escalating attacks on Amal Basha, head of the organization. She was repeatedly threatened, had a liquid sprayed in her face on the street, the headquarters was broken into and trashed, and the brakes on her car were cut in an assassination attempt. ...
  21 hours ago

• St Louis Tea Party, November 28, 2009, Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday rally, Kiener Plaza, Saint Louis MO

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 590
  From the St Louis Tea Party.   “Your hard work all summer deserves some love from national celebrities and experts–from people who really know to turn on a crowd. We didn’t really go out and get these people as much as they came in and got us. We have GIGANTIC names in Hard core SUPPORT THE TROOPS ...
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• Shaking Off the Shame

  
  Political Wrinkles — Authority: 455
  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/ga...sins.html?_r=1 Quote: WHEN Kimberly Spring-Winters told her mother she was in love, she didn’t expect a positive response — and she didn’t get one. “It’s wrong, it’s taboo, nobody does that,” she recalled her mother saying. But shortly after the ...
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• Thanksgiving 2009

  
  Body Impolitic — Authority: 119
  Laurie and Debbie say: There’s no doubt that 2009 has been a difficult year, but it still has a lot to celebrate, appreciate, and be thankful for. Last year, we said “We have a sane man coming in to the American presidency. We have a smart man coming into the American presidency. We have the first ...
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• Linksgiving: Nota Bene #2009-42

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 604
  Welcome to my home. Have a seat at the table and prepare yourself for a mighty holiday feast. Enjoy! … First off, we need to say grace … Let’s watch the parade on TV while we eat … Hmm, switch it to football … What would you like to drink? Wine ? … Beer ? … Pop ? … Punch ? … Milk ? … ...
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• From Footnote to Fame in Civil Rights History

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 908
  Claudette Colvin, who resisted unfair treatment on a Montgomery bus nine months before Rosa Parks, lived an unheralded life until a recent book highlighted her story.
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• The Anthony Adams Recall

  
  White Civil Rights — Authority: 128
  by James Buchanan The John and Ken radio show, which covers the state of California from powerful radio stations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, was fighting a massive tax increase earlier this year. The Republicans in the California legislature had taken a “no new taxes” pledge so it should have been an ...
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• Stupid Callous Homophobic Hateful Legislation – Shelly Goldstein

  
  National, WA State & Clark County Politics - Democracy for Vancouver — Authority: 120
  Thanks to my facebook friends who pointed me to this fabulous ditty! Post from: Democracy for Vancouver Stupid Callous Homophobic Hateful Legislation -- Shelly Goldstein
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• Rubashkin appeals court-ordered detention

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 658
  Smoldering culture clashes reignite in Postville Defense attorneys for Sholom Rubashkin continue to assert that their client, despite being recently convicted on 86 fraud-related charges, is not a flight risk and should be granted bail pending sentencing. Late last week U.S. District Chief Judge Linda R. Reade ...
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