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California Activists Fall Short In Effort To Repeal Gay Marriage Ban According to The Washington Post, a group of gay rights activists in hopes of repealing the current ban on gay marriage in California were unable to pass the repeal measure in time for a November ballot. Sean Bohac, chairman of Restore Equality 2010, says that the 695,000 signatures needed were not accumulated by the Mon ...

Dorothy Height, unsung heroine The amazing life of Dorothy Height. ...

White House never called youth for help on health care Where were the young activists who mobilized in record numbers to campaign for change and helped sweep Obama and a Democratic majority into power? If young people haven’t been visible enough, the fault also lies in part with the Obama administration and the Democratic Party, which failed to mobilize them early to keep the election momentum rolling, say several organizers. ...

Gabon Rampage After Poll Result Opposition activists have clashed with security forces in Gabon after election results confirmed Ali Ben Bongo as president with 42 percent of the vote. Earlier, Paris advised its 10,000 citizens in Gabon to remain inside.Critics say the poll last weekend was fixed to ensure Ali Ben Bongo succeeded his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled the oil-producing nation for 41 years. (BBC)  ...

TheLoop21.com's Devona Walker To Appear On Pacifica Radio Today Devona Walker, senior reporter and blogger for TheLoop21.com, is scheduled for an interview on Connect the Dots and Pan African Journal on Pacifica Radio Wednesday.Walker will be speaking about her post on Black activists and FOX News.  ...

Black activists hit FOX News where it hurts — its wallet Though many criticize blacks for not being engaged in the political process, it's black activism currently engaged in ending the race-baiting rhetoric on FOX News. ...

Civil Rights Activist Dies Ida B. Kinney, a civil rights activist who helped break through race barriers with employers, unions and hospitals, died Monday at age 104. Kinney helped the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People through her volunteer work. (The Associated Press) ...

Can Obama keep people involved in politics? Politics are the nation's new pastime. Now that election season is over, will people remain political activists? ...

First-time Latino voters become activists Much of the activism in Nevada for this year's election was home-grown. It included immigrant and Latino voters who were casting ballots for the first time themselves. ...