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Confederate flags, monuments, going down in wake of massacre
June 26, 2015Politicians across the South are distancing themselves from the Confederate battle flag, but tributes to slaveocracy and its racist legacy persist around the country.
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Today in LGBTQ history: Stonewall Inn made historic landmark
June 24, 2015Today the Stonewall Inn, site of the historic rebellion for LGBTQ rights was made a landmark by New York City's Landmarks Preservation Committee. The vote was unanimous.
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South Carolina murders at Emanuel Church are terrorism, says Jon Stewart
June 19, 2015Jon Stewart describes the murders at South Carolina's Emanuel Church as terrorism plain and simple.
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“White privilege” is a racist concept
June 16, 2015At its base "white skin privilege" tells white working folks that they do actually benefit from racism.
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Today in history: LGBT Pride Month!
June 1, 2015Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, being subjected to routine anti-homosexual harassment, fought back in an incident considered to be the birth of the gay rights movement.
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