Category Archives: Civil Rights

Weekend Open Thread

Posted on August 12, 2023 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend, fully vaccinated and boosted, with family and friends. What a moment this will be: Honored to have Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman on the Supreme Court, speak … Continue reading →

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Harry Belafonte, Passed Away At 96

Posted on April 25, 2023 by rikyrah

Breaking News: Harry Belafonte, the barrier-breaking singer, actor and activist who became a major force in the civil rights movement, has died at 96. https://t.co/LTpfanpUDq pic.twitter.com/7aUl89rLzA — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 25, 2023 RIP Harry Belafonte When it … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | We Remember ” Bloody Sunday”

Posted on March 7, 2023 by rikyrah

The President was in Alabama, remembering the 58th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”. No matter how hard some people try, we can’t just choose to learn what we want to know, and not what we should know. We should learn everything. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Election Eve…

Posted on November 7, 2022 by rikyrah

We have some great candidates out here…all over the country… If you haven’t voted…..TOMORROW IS IT!! If this doesn’t sum up the GOP….THEY MEAN THIS!😠 Talk about shouting the quiet part out loud. Wow….just wow. (Spotted in Weston, CT) pic.twitter.com/NTefAPP4uu … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Just Some Points to Think About …..the Parties ARE NOT ALIKE

Posted on November 4, 2022 by rikyrah

Just a compilation of thoughts A reminder: Anyone who tells you NOT to vote is not your friend Anyone who tells you that there is no difference between the Political Parties is a lying CLOWN😠😠 For ppl who say voting4Dems … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This is EXACTLY What the Republicans Are Up to With Regards to True HISTORY of this Country

Posted on October 24, 2022 by rikyrah

This entire thread: 1/ The right wants to erase the legacy of the civil rights movement. It's why they want to replace Raphael Warnock in the Senate — the man who leads MLK's old church — w/ someone like Herschel … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Checking in on Other States Around the Country

Posted on October 19, 2022 by rikyrah

Other States….like Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida. All kinds of shenanigans going on. Even though, he wasn’t my candidate in Pennsylvania, the pure ableism against Fetterman in the past week with a so-called interview with a MSM ‘journalist’, was … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Problems With the MSM and the Problems with the GOP

Posted on October 18, 2022 by rikyrah

We’ve been telling you that there’s been a concerted effort against Stacey Abrams in Georgia. Spreading falsehoods, and with the undergirding of pure misogyny in its ‘ appeal’. I love her analysis of these scam polls being used to try … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Will Keep on Bringing You the Issues and Differences Between the Parties. Why November 2022 Is So Important

Posted on October 12, 2022 by rikyrah

This post doesn’t have an overall theme, except for let me repeat what has already been said: DEMOCRACY ITSELF IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER 2022 IF you don’t understand that. IF this is not clear to you. Then, you … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Justice Brown Jackson Came to Educate👏🏾

Posted on October 5, 2022 by rikyrah

They had the case before The Supreme Court that could gut what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Brown Jackson dove right in. More KBJ: The 14th Amendment "was drafted to give a constitutional foundation for a piece of … Continue reading →

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