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Open Letter to the New University of Colorado President

James Michael Brodie - June 19, 2019 22

Democracy

Texas Has Finally Gone Full Metal Straightjacket

AdLib - May 7, 2015 38

Civil Rights

Remembering Selma – The Civil Rights Movement: What Went Wrong?

MurphTheSurf3 - March 7, 2015 6

Civil Rights

Watching “Selma” In A Nearly Empty Theater. Why?

MurphTheSurf3 - January 23, 2015 30

Activism

In 1967, A High School Junior, Me, Was Invited To A...

MurphTheSurf3 - January 19, 2015 4

GOP

The Revolution Will Be Criminalized…Unless You’re White

AdLib - August 19, 2014 49

Civil Rights

Ferguson: Why Does a Mostly Black City Have Mostly White Government...

MurphTheSurf3 - August 18, 2014 61

Activism

The Weekend Music Thread-Heart And Soul

KillgoreTrout - July 26, 2014 155

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Open Letter to the New University of Colorado President

Texas Has Finally Gone Full Metal Straightjacket

Remembering Selma – The Civil Rights Movement: What Went Wrong?

Watching “Selma” In A Nearly Empty Theater. Why?

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The Revolution Will Be Criminalized…Unless You’re White

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