Tag: civil rights

Stop Critical Race Theory Before It Destroys America

March 26, 2021
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The U. S. Civil War was an extraordinary and unique event in world history. For the first and only time a country sacrificed hundreds of thousands of its own citizens in a righteous fight to end the evil of slavery. That fight had begun years before with many heroes risking their lives, but the war…

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Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order to Allow 69,000 Released Prisoners to Vote

March 17, 2021
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order on Tuesday to allow released prisoners to vote in a move he claimed will restore their civil rights. “Going forward, any Virginian released from incarceration will qualify to have their rights restored, even if they remain on community supervision,” a press release from Northam reads. According to the…

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Vernon Jordan, Activist, Former Clinton Adviser, Dead at 85

March 2, 2021
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ATLANTA—Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85. “My father passed away last night around 10 p.m. surrounded by loved ones his wife…

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