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brer cat

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2. That was a dark time for women

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 03:58 PM

Apr 2016

and black women above all. Joe Biden, are you listening?

Maybe we could still have that conversation now, because it truly meant something to me. I knew that there was a risk in speaking, but I also knew that it was a responsibility I had as a citizen. It is important for our government to honor that.

Thanks for sharing, Starry Messenger. K&R

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EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Harris-Perry Interviews Anita Hill, 25 Years Later [View all] Starry Messenger Apr 2016 OP

And the GOP has the god damn nerve to not confirm our President's very reasonable Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

That was a dark time for women brer cat Apr 2016 #2

I was 21 and full of myself. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #3

She still is a hero! brer cat Apr 2016 #4

Hear, hear! Not Sure Apr 2016 #5

Can I also recommend "Anita" (2013)? Recursion Apr 2016 #6

I read this--such an excellent read ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #7

If this were to happen today, these same allegations of a right wing appointment to the SC Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #8

Major respect to Anita Hill... Basement Beat Apr 2016 #9

Thanks, Starry Messenger! n/t Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #10