Jorge Rivas
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Posts by Jorge Rivas
NAACP Says Pictures Tell a Thousand (Racist) Words
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
July 19, 2010 - 12:30 pm
Posted in Politics, Video, naacp, teaparty | No comments
As debate over the resolution continues, NAACP blogs out proof of its need.
ABC Responds, but Doesn’t Correct D.L. Hughley’s HIV Myth
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
July 16, 2010 - 10:21 am
Posted in "The View" on HIV, Health, LGBT, hivaids, popculture | No comments
Gay and AIDS activists continue calling for The View to give its audience real information.
Readers Debate Jesse, LeBron and Runaway Slaves
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
July 14, 2010 - 10:09 am
Posted in jessejackson, readerforum, sportsandpolitics | No comments
Check out what the ColorLines community is saying about Jesse Jackson’s declaration that the Cavs treated LeBron James like a slave.
LeBron–$68 Million ‘Runaway Slave’?
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
July 12, 2010 - 12:01 pm
Posted in jessejackson, sportsandpolitics | No comments
Jesse Jackson says the Cavs’ owner treated LeBron like his slave. Right on or too much, Jesse?
Readers Debate Chris Brown’s BET Comeback
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
July 1, 2010 - 11:53 am
Posted in Arts & Culture, Video, bet, chrisbrown, domesticviolence, media | No comments
If singer Chris Brown had beat up Black Entertainment Television (BET) president Debra Lee’s daughter, would she let him on her awards show? That was just one of the questions readers posed on a ColorLines story published earlier this week….
Chris Brown’s Fake Tears? He Had No Business on BET Either Way
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
June 28, 2010 - 12:32 am
Posted in Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality, bet, domesticviolence, popculture | No comments
Debate’s stirring over whether Chris Brown’s breakdown on the BET Awards show was real or marketing. The real question is why he was there in the first place.
U.S. Social Forum on Why Progressive Politics Matter
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for Colorlines [click here]
June 25, 2010 - 2:31 pm
Posted in Video, ussocialforum | No comments
Thousands of change makers converged on Detroit for the U.S. Social Forum this week. ColorLines set up a camera and asked them why.
If the BP Oil Spill Had Hit Your Hometown…
originally posted by Jorge Rivas for RaceWire [click here]
June 16, 2010 - 10:29 am
Posted in bp, gulfcoastoilspill, oilindustry, oilspill | No comments
BP has tried eight different attempts to stop or slow the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf: Undersea robots to trigger the blowout preventer, the large containment dome, the top hat, the top kill, the junk shot…. the…
Scenes from AZ SB1070 Protest in Phoenix [Video/Photos]
June 1, 2010 - 8:25 am
Posted in Arizona, Immigration, protest, sb1070 | No comments
An official crowd estimate was not available for Saturday’s SB1070 protest in Phoenix, Arizona, but officials overheard on the police scanner estimated the crowd at about 30,000. The march, organized by National Day Laborer Organizing Network and PUENTE Learning…
It’s Official: We’re Desperate for a BP Oil Spill Solution, Suggestion Box Opens
May 26, 2010 - 2:50 pm
Posted in Environment, bp, gulfcoastcleanup, gulfcoastspill, oilspill | No comments
Today BP started to work on the “top kill procedure,” another attempt from a myriad of failed tactics to try to stop the oil leak in the Gulf coast. But after so many tries, people are beginning to lose…