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		<title>NAACP and Urban League have lost their way</title>
		<description>Discuss NAACP and Urban League have lost their way</description>
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			<title>Ties That Bind:   The NAACP,.Urban League, &amp; Maldef</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We read variously of old champions of human rights seeking to forge ties with newcomers to the block. That's a good thing to do. But we need to look hard at what the future holds for such a tie. The Urban League and NAACP might well turn their focus to a future that shows that the Latinos are the new powerbrokers on the block and will be even more so by 2050. So mightn't this be a signal to these oldtimers to look closely at current issues of concern to Latinos, such as Dream Act and SUBSTANTIVE immigration reforms, and to reach out to our Latino brothers and sisters, that we share a common vision for fairness and inclusion for all citizens? Many feel that this LGBT connection might be a misstep in that it puts all our eggs into one basket. We want to make sure that down the line Latinos, with stunningly powerful voting clout, will remember our being in their corner always from the git as allies in association with MALDEF and other Latino human rights agencies.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>John West</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>NAACP &amp; Urban League:  Too Many Left Behind</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As has been historically true in black America and also in South Africa, the progress of the few has also seen the lack of progress for the many. This continues to be true in both South Africa and the US, where too many have been left behind to fend for themselves in market based economies that favors the privileged. It is puzzling to many that in both countries the issues confronting the LBGT community has been given seeming priority over the concerns of the historically underserved community. There seems to be a pattern to this. In South Africa the subject of racism in an international symposium was conventiently hijacked over the concerns that an examination of that intractible subject might eventually harm Israel. But a closer look would reveal that any discussion on the subject of race prejudice would hit too close to home in a "rainbow democracy" (an abstruse idea set forth by none other than Nelson Mandela himself) where race prejudice is still a palpable presence.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>John West</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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