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Cha

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57. "Ummm....I really don't know how to respond to this interview. He probably would have been better
Tue Aug 11, 2015, 02:15 AM
Aug 2015
off just keeping quiet."

I agree, Gen..

snip from your link//

"OK, you realize that sounds condescending: “the real black community.” Who’s the real black community? Who decides that?"

Another missed opportunity by someone who didn't get it.

Mahalo for your OP, Gen.. it's Brilliant.. The pics of John Lewis are essential! And, look how long and hard he fought.. to come to the last one.. and the struggle continues..



Love who played John Lewis' role in Selma..

"John Lewis: Seeing Myself Being Portrayed In 'Selma' Is 'Almost Too Much'"

snip//

"Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, said it was "almost too much" to see himself being portrayed by an actor in the new movie "Selma," which tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s battle to get equal voting rights for all citizens in 1965.

“I grew up not far from Selma,” Lewis told The Washington Post. “When we would go to the theater as young black children, we had to go upstairs to the balcony and all the little white children went downstairs to the first floor.”

Actor Stephan James portrays Lewis in the film, which the congressman said is "long overdue."

“The movie is good timing with what is going on in Ferguson, and I was so pleased to see in the movie there was a mention of Ferguson,” Lewis said in an interview on Variety's “PopPolitics” on SiriusXM, likely referring to a song from the film called "Glory" by John Legend and Common. In the song, Common says: "That's why Rosa sat on the bus / That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/29/john-lewis-selma_n_6390104.html

Me? I cried all the way through..

Yes, "..Get in Trouble.. GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE.." John Lewis ..
Occupy Wall Street Silenced John Lewis? [View all] JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 OP
He wasn't denied the chance to speak, he just wasn't given preferential treatment. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #1
Funny - the guy who did that? JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #2
K&R mcar Aug 2015 #3
Thank you! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #5
I rec this post. nt brer cat Aug 2015 #4
Thanks brer JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #6
Why are you so angry with Sanders? What about the other candidates, especially the Republicans? jalan48 Aug 2015 #8
I'm not angry with Sanders JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #9
Some posts about why you support O'Malley would be helpful. jalan48 Aug 2015 #11
This is not the place to campaign JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #12
So this is the place to? jalan48 Aug 2015 #13
This is the African American group. You might take the time to read the SOP before you MADem Aug 2015 #17
Not a problem. I didn't see the disclaimer. jalan48 Aug 2015 #21
You've been at DU since December 11, 2011 - @ 12:28 AM JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #23
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #30
Did someone say - dance? Dance! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #33
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #34
He reminds me of my brother - but so does this guy - JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #36
Go Obi! ... Go Obi! ... Go ... Go Obi! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #37
Damn, dog. That's YODA Number23 Aug 2015 #45
Oops, as you can tell ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #48
I've posted in a number of places Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #14
And again, btw, Lewis was not 'dismissed'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #15
When you refuse to take the opportunity to hear from a civil rights icon, you are dismissing him. MADem Aug 2015 #18
Thank you so much JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #19
Oh don't worry, I'll be labeled again as a Democrat hater for attacking the President if he wins. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #22
I suspect JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #24
Agree, totally. Friends told me he "doesn't do social justice wedge issues" and I said that as a bettyellen Aug 2015 #26
Unfortunately that leaves a vacuum for privilege to fill. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #31
Yep- I suddenly understood the ven diagram of annoying CT enthusiasts and BS supporters who want bettyellen Aug 2015 #35
Someone here told me we'd get to my concerns "after the revolution." Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #38
There isn't going to be a revolution at the national level JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #41
At this point I wouldn't trust some of these folks to butter toast Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #42
Well! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #43
+10,000! nt MADem Aug 2015 #50
Yecch! Political theology? valerief Aug 2015 #7
This was interesting JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #10
It was posted in the main forums. MADem Aug 2015 #20
Ahh - I was in Italy with my husband and his family JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #25
It was talked about, but it wasn't met with the absolute ire that this protest at a small MADem Aug 2015 #27
I'm trying to search DU2 JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #28
A couple of videos and a conversation or two in the main forums. MADem Aug 2015 #51
I think I put the group JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #54
"It didn't get dozens and dozens and dozens of "outraged" threads, though." Number23 Aug 2015 #47
"The DU" liked the protesters more than they liked the guy who wanted to address them, perhaps? MADem Aug 2015 #49
BumRush just linked to a love-in for the TPP protesters Number23 Aug 2015 #55
THIS Occupy Movement? OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #56
I heard about this when it happened. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #16
there were some threads about it and concerns dismissed JI7 Aug 2015 #40
Ugh. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #44
Excellent post! nt MrScorpio Aug 2015 #29
Thanks JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #32
the difference in reaction stands out and it's not good JI7 Aug 2015 #39
Tarheel_Dem has been talking about this FOREVER. Like literally, FOREVER Number23 Aug 2015 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #52
To African American Group Members - Please Stop And Read JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #53
"Ummm....I really don't know how to respond to this interview. He probably would have been better Cha Aug 2015 #57
We can't give any ground JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #58
I just listened to this radio interview with Marissa Johnson on what actually happened Cha Aug 2015 #59
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