Thank you, Wanda Sykes!

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Monday November 17, 2008 · 11:46 AM PST

2008/11/17 · 11:46

I woke up Sunday morning to some great news on MSNBC. Wanda Sykes announced that she is "proud to be gay".

When Prop 8 passed, she knew she had to stand up for her beliefs and popped up and out at a Las Vegas rally on Saturday.

Who knew that she would be an instrument of change in the black community? It only takes one voice to start an outcry against injustice and I am proud of Wanda for using her prominence to do just that.

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Friday November 07, 2008 · 6:26 AM PST

2008/11/07 · 06:26

It's happening here on DKos. The Kossacks are battling out the blame-game in the comments of a numerous amount of diaries based on the CNN exit poll data which reflects that a large portion of black voters in CA supported Prop. 8.

Shanikka's diary does a pretty good job of going over the numbers hereFacts Belie the Scapegoating of Black People on Prop 8

She makes a good argument that blacks are not the reason that Prop 8 didn't pass, but I don't think that's the point of the anger that some gay Kossacks have expressed about this. We're all intelligent enough to understand that blacks are not the reason that Prop 8 passed. Gays are upset because so many blacks supported the ban when they have fought beside us for our civil rights for so many years.

I, for one, am glad that gays are getting angry. I am, however, deeply troubled that an accepted response seems to be a new them vs. us attitude.

Still, someone does deserve blame here. Let me tell you my story.

okaygal78

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 8:35 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 08:35

14 years ago, I had my first encounter with blatant racism. At sixteen-years-old, standing in line in the high school auditorium, waiting to be inducted into the National Honor Society, one of my white classmates (Mike) took a look around him, elbowed the guy standing beside him and whispered, "There's three too many niggers in the national honor society this year." I don't think he knew that I could hear him, loud and clear, from my spot three people behind him.

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 1:06 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 13:06

The 17th precinct in Grand Rapids, Michigan has faced more troubles today than any other area in our metropolitan area. It irks me to no end that this happens to be the most heavily black precinct.

While most other precincts have had to wait no more than an hour to vote, these voters are standing in line for more than 3 hours. I am proud to say that so far only one voter has allowed the long wait to deter them from casting their ballot in this historic election. The mayor has finally admitted that there are problems there...and this was mid-day. I'd hate to see the crush after 5pm!

Now, to top everything off, the Republican Party is challenging all kinds of votes in this precinct because of address changes.

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Thank you, Wanda Sykes!

Blacks and Prop 8: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Kinda Long)

What a Barack Obama Presidency Means to Me (w/slideshow)

Repugs challenging votes in my city :(