Racial Justice Campaign
In 2004, Progressive Majority created the Racial Justice Campaign with the goal of increasing the representation of minorities in government and electing a greater number of candidates of color. Three RJC candidates were elected in 2004, five candidates in 2005, 16 candidates in 2006, and 21 candidates in 2007. Politicians elected with the help of the Racial Justice Campaign include California State Controller John Chiang, who is the highest ranking Asian Pacific American elected state official in California, and Colorado state representative Ed Casso, who was elected deputy whip for the Colorado House Democratic Caucus.
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“I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice. What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable. The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.”
—Al, Reverend Sharpton (b. 1954)
“I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice. What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable. The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.”
—Al, Reverend Sharpton (b. 1954)
“It is open to a war resister to judge between the combatants and wish success to the one who has justice on his side. By so judging he is more likely to bring peace between the two than by remaining a mere spectator.”
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948)
“The war on privilege will never end. Its next great campaign will be against the privileges of the underprivileged.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)