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CORE Sells Out to Exxon

Started by baratunde aka jack turner · 11 months ago

The Congress of Racial Equality was once one of the strongest, most dynamic civil rights organizations around. James Farmer is an American hero and his early achievements are portrayed in the Denzel Washington movie “The Great Debaters“. C.O.R.E. was first founded by a multiracial group of young people committed to the principles of Mahatma ... Continue reading »

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  • heartsandflowers

    11 months ago

    Wow. Well should this come as a surprise? These organizations part of the vast Civil Rights Industrial Complex are all but totally useless and mostly self-serving. It's good that there's enough transparency that we can get access to this information. For all the problems being focused and blamed on racism and the behavior of poorer/low information Blacks, shouldn't we start focusing on the mid-to-high income people who supposedly know better but do more harm by their inaction and selfish interests?
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  • CPL

    11 months ago

    The fact that Niger Innis is a part of this is not a surprise. He's the only Civil Rights Org leader that does anything but lead civil rights initiatives and is no better than house negroes like Shelby Steele, Ward Connerly and Jesse Lee Peterson.
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  • cheryl aka jill tubman

    11 months ago

    I agree -- transparency is going to force some of these organizations to explain their behavior that actually works against the interests of black people. I think the majority of mid-high income black folk are on the right side of these issues esp on the environment and that CORE doesn't represent their interests nor those of lower incomes and education.
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  • heartsandflowers

    11 months ago

    ...
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    I'm shocked.

    Just kidding.
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    I absolutely loathe David Gregory.

    That's all.
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  • lamh3176

    11 months ago

    you are not alone. he's any idiot. both he and Mike "plagarisor" Barnacle has the nerve to try and meke Edwards Infidelity a problem for Obama!!!

    What!!!
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    Mike Barnacle can't even speak correctly. He has no business anchoring a television "news" show.
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  • rikyrah

    11 months ago

    Doesn't need to be any more. I totally understand.
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    More media surrogating for John McCain

    It's working overtime to bring Barack down. Between this and the slimeballs on Meet the Press this morning, they're hoping to reverse the gallup trend upward for Barack.
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  • rikyrah

    11 months ago

    Was MTP that bad? I saw that Broder and Gigot were going to be on, and I was like, hell no.
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    It was terrible. Fox News without the flaming.

    If someone said something good about Barack I missed it.
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    This must be a joke, right?

    John McCain's Cell Phone Privileges Have Been Curtailed

    Wonder who he's been chatting with that would make his campaign manage act like his daddy.

    So the man who wishes to be president doesn't speak for his campaign and can't be trusted to freely use his cell phone by his own people.

    Sing along....

    John McCain is UNFIT to be POTUS.
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  • rikyrah

    11 months ago

    As Ced the Entertainer says,

    He's a grown-assed man and can't use a cellphone?
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  • Miranda

    11 months ago

    I just put the NY Times article this came from on the Sunday Thread.....that article is hilarious, not sure it was supposed to be...but it sure did crack me up. Its like in order to punish him to stay on message, they take away phone priviledges....LMAO!! I was just on the phone with my nephew who was upset that his mom took away his Gameboy for a week because he misbehaved in church...........who knew 72 yr old presidential candidate John McCain had so much in common with a 7 yr old little black boy in Alabama? LOL!!
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  • CraigHickman

    11 months ago

    Who knew?

    John McCain is a petulant little spoiled brat. He gets whatever he wants and when it doesn't look like he's going to get what he wants, he loses his mind.
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  • GreenLadyHere

    11 months ago

    1. Nic pic! Thanks!

    2. Corrupt[ion] to da CORE! Sad!!!! :>(

    3. From Black Politics on the Web: Growing Diversity in Swing Counties Favors Obama

    http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/09/gro...

    Here are some of the affected counties/States:
    Osceola in central Florida; Mecklenberg in N.C.; Lake in NE Ohio; Lehigh in eastern Pennsylvania.

    Seeee - this was an unpredictable phenomenon/"MOVEMENT" - if you will! :>) :>)

    Any comments from y'all who live in/near these areas??

    My reaction: MOVE ON!!!! :>) :>) :>) o.k. It's sick! :>) :>)
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  • cheryl aka jill tubman

    11 months ago

    Corruption to the C.O.R.E. -- that should have been the name of my post, ha! I'll keep following this story. CORE is on my list along with the NAACP of orgs that bear watching.
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  • GreenLadyHere

    11 months ago

    Cheryl: It's the inertia of "old school personnel" that is causing this "generational divide". Now I've stated the obvious, but I may be giving a "warning" to this present generation to try to avoid the same/similar trend as they move along their life's pathway in the "struggle".

    I'm just sayin' . . . . . :>) :>) :>)

    p.s.: Feel free to use the "title". After all - "you da woman!!" :>) :>)
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  • Barb in ATL

    11 months ago

    I don't understand - Niger Innis has been an ass for YEARS. What's the surprise?
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