Washington Most of the board had gathered in Washington as guests of the Take Back America Conference because of the opportunity to begin assessing the field of candidates seeking to become President of the United States. Several ACORN leaders were scheduled to be on various panels and workshops, including Maude Hurd on poverty eradication …
Category: ACORN
“Rightsizing” Civil Rights
Washington A short piece ran in the news saying the NAACP was adjusting to “revenue drop.” The article spun the situation as positively as possible. There was money in the bank, the spokesperson said. Bills were paid. This was a matter of noticing that they were “going to the piggybank” too often. They were …
Quitting the Movement
New Orleans I have to admit to deeply mixed feelings upon reading the news that Cindy Sheehan, the bereaved mother of an American soldier lost in Iraq, was throwing in the towel as a spokesperson and leader of the anti-war efforts. I don’t believe these are fights that any of us can quit on …