Basic Black
Basic Black: 2009 Local Elections & Gay Rights vs. Civil Rights Movement
(Broadcast on November 5, 2009) Our first topic will be a discussion of the outcome of Massachusetts history making elections in the cities of Boston, Newton, and Lawrence.
For our second discussion, in light of President Obama’s signature of the Hate Crimes Bill and Maine’s defeat of the gay marriage law, we'll explore the notion of gay rights as an extension of the civil rights movement.
Studio B
Basic Black Online Exclusive: Gay Rights and the Civil Rights Movement (November 5, 2009)
After the television broadcast, our panelists continued to explore the intersection of the gay rights movement and the modern civil rights movement.
Black Perspectives Now
Boston: Election Day 2009
Contributor Talia Whyte with a thoughtful essay on covering election day in Boston, MA.
Say Brother Collection
Equal Treatment for Native Americans - 1979
Attorney Ann Gilmore argues for Native Americans to be treated like any other underrepresented ethnic group. She supports the application of various laws to Native Americans and is against the unlawful seizure of their property.