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  • April 2008
    • Wright Takes Cross Over Racial Divide

      Wright Takes Cross Over Racial Divide

      (Newser) - Barack Obama pastor Jeremiah Wright built his Chicago church on black liberation theology, which directs Christianity at African Americans, Kelefa Sanneh writes in the New Yorker . The movement’s founder aimed to “emancipate the gospel from its ‘whiteness,’” but also from Frederick Douglass’ belief that antebellum America had profoundly perverted Christianity. More »

  • October 2007
    • Athletes Urged to Tackle China

      Athletes Urged to Tackle China

      (Newser) - US athletes have a moral imperative to take a stand at the Beijing Olympics, the New Republic ’s editors assert: The American delegation should follow Lee Bollinger’s example of “spectacular rudeness” next summer, condemning the Chinese for their brutal human rights record. It’s unethical to be hosted by a country that tortures political activists, they argue, and be silent. More »

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      China   2008 Beijing Olympics   human rights   athlete   Black Power

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