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Marc Lamont Hill
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May 9, 2008 02:07 PM
Melissa, As we enter Mother’s Day weekend, I can’t help but thinkabout all of the black mothers who have helped shaped the course of history. Near the top of that list is Claudette Colvin. As you know, Colvin refused to giveup her Montgomery bus seat...
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lacewellm
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May 7, 2008 08:01 AM
Marc This morning I am proud of my connections to North Carolina. I am an alum of Wake Forest and Duke University. My ex-husband’s family (whom I still adore) are from Wilmington, NC. My best friend teaches at NC State University. My adorable young cousin,...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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May 5, 2008 07:50 AM
Melissa, A few weeks ago, when Hillary Clinton was campaigning in Philadelphia, she began to publicly compare herself to Rocky. At first, I dismissed it as yet another ridiculous attempt to paint herself as a working class underdog rather than the delusional...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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May 2, 2008 08:50 AM
Melissa, For me, the most important non-presidential race to watch comes from Ohio’s 10th Congressional District, where incumbent US Representative Dennis Kucinich is facing a serious challenge. Since taking office in 1998, Kucinich has been one of the...
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melissa harrislacewell
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May 2, 2008 07:47 AM
Marc, After a week of Presidential politics dominated by everything but a meaningful discussion about policy I have decided to broaden the focus of my political energy a bit. Don’t get me wrong; I am still an undeterred, hopeful and ardent Obama supporter....
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melissa harrislacewell
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Apr 28, 2008 09:31 PM
Marc, I never thought I would say this, but I miss Mitt Romney. After three full days of having to interpret, explain and apologize for Reverend Jeremiah Wright I am feeling a little religiously defensive. So I started fantasizing how different this would...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Apr 28, 2008 12:30 AM
Marc I am with you my friend. Did this ever happen to you in childhood? You are upset about something small and your father says to you, “hush up or I will give you something to cry about.” That is how I felt this week. I was in the corner licking my...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Apr 27, 2008 01:13 AM
Melissa, As you know, the three officers involved in the murder of Sean Bell were acquitted of all charges on Friday. When I first heard the news, I was so angry that I was unable to think of anything but retaliation. Where should we riot? What can we...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Apr 23, 2008 07:29 AM
Marc, I may need you to bring me a cup of tea. I am feeling pretty beat up this morning. I know you are not an Obama supporter, but you may have to give a little help to your girl because last night was hard to take. I did not think Obama would win Pennsylvania,...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Apr 22, 2008 07:13 AM
“If you feelin’ like a pimp, ***, go and brush ya shoulders off” – Jay-Z You better watch out or Barack will have to add Jigga to the list of people that he has to denounce in the next debate! But seriously, Melissa, I think you’re stretching here. My...
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lacewellm
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Apr 20, 2008 11:56 AM
Marc, Did you see it? Did you see Barack brush his shoulders off? Like every other hip-hop generation voter in America I went crazy when he did it. I almost couldn’t believe it. It was a perfect moment. Barack's key constituencies are tough because they...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Apr 17, 2008 11:03 AM
Marc, No doubt about it. You and I were watching the same "debate" last night. Smug, self-righteous, dishonest Hillary and her boy backers from the ABC network were definitely in rare form. They seemed determined to erase any remaining distinctions between...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Apr 17, 2008 06:13 AM
Melissa, Is it me or was last night’s ABC debate the most ridiculous one yet? Flag pins? Jeremiah Wright? Bosnia? If I didn’t know better, I would have thought that the debate was moderated by Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter rather than Charles Gibson and...
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Marc Lamont Hill
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Apr 14, 2008 09:06 AM
Melissa, Shakespearean references? How breathtakingly condescending and elitist can you be? I can’t imagine a blogger more out of touch with the everyday people in the rural edges of the blogosphere! ☺ But anyway… I agree with you that Hillary is exploiting...
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melissa harrislacewell
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Apr 13, 2008 01:05 PM
Marc, I spent Saturday in your city. My 6-year-old daughter and I were knocking on doors all over Philadelphia as a part of the Women for Obama volunteer mobilization. I was there to support my candidate and because I really wanted to hear what people...
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