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Withers: Jackson invokes King

James Withers — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:58:47 +0000

Oh, Bishop Harry Jackson. How much do I despise thee? Let me count the ways. You spend time fighting marriage equality in Washington, DC. How is that going by the way? Unless I’m mistake mo’s(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Looking for gay families? Go south!

James Withers — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:34:17 +0000

The way we are. This article does a whole bunch of myth breaking. Check it out and make sure your Palin loving Republican cousin does too. Guess where a lot of gay parents are raising kids?(...)

Monday Watercooler: Buttars sees nothing wrong with a little bullying

James Withers — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:01:45 +0000

Victims of random violence should not threaten to use it. J. Eric Fuller was one of the people injured in the Tuscon massacre. On Saturday he was participating in a town hall meeting, and(...)

Withers: Getting ready for Beck’s big ol’ rally

James Withers — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:51:21 +0000

A week from now Ali Davis and I will be headed to Washington, DC to cover Glenn Beck’s”Restoring Honor” rally. Like most things Beckian, there is much to mock. The declaration the rally is a(...)

Monday Watercooler: DADT ends? Rupaul starts!

James Withers — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:53:31 +0000

Today we start a daily feature called Watercooler, a space where we can give the rundown on important stories, take down those who are full of themselves, talk about a trend, ride a hobby(...)

Withers: Stop looking for a gay MLK

James Withers — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:24:35 +0000

When I was young the adults had the yearly table conversation about the dearth of black leadership. No one ever matched Martin Luther King, Jr. and they would ask when a king would return.When(...)

Prayers, protests in lead up to Inauguration

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:46:12 +0000

(Washington) LGBT activists demonstrated Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, protesting the appearance of Pastor Rick Warren at Martin Luther King Day observances.

Warren was invited(...)

Withers: Living with MLK

James Withers — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:45:04 +0000

I saw Martin Luther King, Jr. before I heard his voice. My parents had a framed photo of him. It was a head shot and he stared somberly into the camera. For years I was sure the photo was taken(...)

Warren protest planned at King church

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:37:51 +0000

(Atlanta, Georgia) A coalition of activists is planning to protest The King Center’s choice of the Rev. Rick Warren as keynote speaker on the federal observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King(...)

Withers: Democratic Convention, Day 4

James Withers — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:56:02 +0000

Well it’s over. The confetti has been thrown and the slogans repeated over and over and over again. Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night. There were multiple rhetorical tricks(...)