Tag: politics
group name: nbjc
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August 08, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
That seems to be the strategy for the senior Florida State Rep. Bob Allen a Republican after his arrest on charges of solicitation last month. The longtime foe of LGBT rights in Florida offered an unoriginal . . . more
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July 24, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
America Finally Spoke Up in Last Night’s Debate
By: H. Alexander Robinson
The everyday American finally had a chance to weigh in on the presidential race last night . . . more
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October 25, 2006 02:17 PM EDT --
How exciting! I went to college in NJ and lived there after for some time. It has always been a fairly progressive state. This move would be very exciting if it goes through. We . . . more
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January 09, 2007 06:22 PM EST --
Community,
Please tune in as one of the young men who was shot in the Chicago "gay house" incident is interviewed along with his best friend, house mother and some of those who provide . . . more
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November 27, 2006 10:30 AM EST --
Reprinted from USATODAY.com
NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd angrily called on police Sunday to explain why authorities fatally shot a 23-year-old man on the day of his wedding, and some called for the . . . more
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November 15, 2006 11:36 AM EST --
By Alan Cooperman and Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writers
BALTIMORE, Nov. 14 -- Faced with rising public acceptance of same-sex relationships, three U.S. Christian denominations are taking . . . more
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January 02, 2007 12:02 PM EST --
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- In an op-ed published in Tuesday's New York Times, John M. Shalikashvili, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Congress should give "serious reconsideration" . . . more
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September 15, 2007 01:36 PM EDT --
On Friday Louisiana's appeals court abruptly vacated the felony conviction of a black teenager accused of beating a white student in a case fraught with racial tensions.
With the prospect of . . . more
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November 01, 2006 03:01 PM EST --
I did some research on this topic a few years ago for a paper. It was something that I first heard about when the model, Waris Dirie, told about her experience in one of the leading Black lifestyle magazines. . . . more
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January 17, 2007 05:48 PM EST --
What would Martin say?
By Meredith Moise
Associate Director of Religious Affairs
www.nbjc.org
On Monday, January 15th, many of us got the day off of work in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. . . . more
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November 19, 2006 01:51 PM EST --
Interesting article from 365gay.com. Particularly so, since there there have been rumors for years that the governer-elect for Florida, Charlie Christ, is a closeted gay man. The issue . . . more
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January 10, 2007 12:07 PM EST --
Media Advisory:
Family and friends of Lee Person better known throughout the community as "Diamond", joined by members of the local and national transgender community, will gather for a candlelight . . . more
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November 03, 2006 11:15 AM EST --
The article below is from Andrew Sullivan's site. I really agree with his assessment of how damaging the conservative religious position on homosexuality is to people, and this man's case is a . . . more
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August 19, 2007 04:33 PM EDT --
Not only are words powerful so are images. I thought I would check out a favorite blog and came across an interesting piece on a recent Intel ad http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/08/17/is_this_ad_racist. . . . more
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May 01, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
Justice is the Issue:
Not Sermons Against Homosexuality
On Saturday, April 28, The Washington Post ran a story entitled: “Conservative Black Pastors Fight Bill on Hate Crimes: At Issue Are Sermons . . . more
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October 31, 2006 11:21 AM EST --
I was actually surprised it took this long for the "activist judges" and "sanctity of marriage" would work it's way into the pre-election speeches. I just hope that this issue doesn't . . . more
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November 16, 2006 08:05 AM EST --
Although I understand some of the rationales behind this move (the duplication issue, in particular), this new policy adopted by Mass. (at the request of the Fed) does give me some pause. It seems like . . . more
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November 02, 2006 01:22 PM EST --
Originally published by the Daily Press
Is Gay Marriage Like Civil Rights?
By Hugh Lessig
Thursday 11.02.06
Debate on a proposed Virginia amendment strikes a chord in the black community.
RICHMOND—One . . . more
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October 31, 2006 04:00 PM EST --
The New Jersey legislature has an historic opportunity to lead in the effort to ensure that gay Americans have full equality. The choices are clear: set up a separate civil arrangement for gay New Jersey . . . more
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November 30, 2006 05:37 PM EST --
By H. Alexander Robinson
CEO/Exeuctive Director
National Black Justice Coaltion
www.nbjc.org
Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of . . . more
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