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Obama Campaign Reinvents Itself as a Nonprofit Organizing for Action will push the president's agenda and train new leaders. By Joyce Jones President Obama's hugely successful second-term bid,

Boycott results in a new Black-owned gas station in Dallas community DALLAS (FinalCall.com) - If you were anywhere near South Dallas about a year ago you would be familiar with the term “Don’t Stop,

this brief timeline describes an American history of oppression, persecution, and discrimination in regards to voting rights. In all of these cases those affected were not passive victims — rather the

Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said that the National Rifle Association (NRA) opposed President Barack Obama's gun control plans because the group “still cannot get over” the fact that the president is “black.”

The Battleground The “War on Drugs” is a War on Black People! Forty years after President Richard M. Nixon declared a “War on Drugs” under the guise of halting trafficking in drugs in the Un

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Many people think that Malcolm X promoted violence and this was not the case. More than anything, he was a proponent of self-defense. Negatively he has been portrayed as violent and racist. Since he d

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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling

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http://tv.msnbc.com/shows/the-ed-show/ A dangerous side of the gun debate rears its ugly head as the righties go off the rails. Tonight at 8pET on “The Ed Show,” Ed Schultz breaks down the rabid r

While in a discussion about Hawaii's social and financial problems, Bill O'Reilly utters a sentence so ignorant and rude that practically any newsroom on the planet would have reprimanded him. Fortuna

Democratic Representative Keith Ellison and five others are sponsoring the Full Faith and Credit Act. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari). By Nation DC intern Anna Simonton As the country barrels towar

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History flashback: remember when Southern states tried to nullify laws during the civil war and during desegregation in the 1950's? Well now Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants to nullify Pres. Obama'

Muhammad Ali... at 71, he's still the greatest. That's what Rev says. Watch his touching birthday tribute from tonight's show: http://nbcnews.to/VNkZ8t

The GOP's negativity ratings are at some of their highest. All that crazy talk about "nullification" probably isn't helping: http://on.msnbc.com/S9ndhv

Looks like the GOP leadership's preparing to cave on that big plan to refuse to raise the debt ceiling unless they got those big time spending cuts they want. What a shocker, they finally just migh

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One of the most overlooked aspects of Martin Luther King’s legacy is his work around economic justice and poverty. Though the landmark rally in 1963 during which King delivered his “I Have A Dream” sp

NRA is Repugnant and Cowardly We wrote this morning about a new NRA ad / Web site targeting the Obama children in an effort to list-build and fundraise off of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre. Mo