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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jan 11, 2018, 06:16 AM Jan 2018

One word puts Cincinnati Women's March, Black Lives Matter at odds

Two groups that otherwise would appear to be allies will hold separate events on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Organizers of the 2018 Cincinnati Women's March and a group of prominent local African-American activists are fighting over a word.

At issue is the use of the word "vote" in the subtitle of women's march scheduled for noon Jan. 20 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Black Lives Matter: Cincinnati, a group that considers women's liberation essential to black liberation, will not participate. It will hold an educational forum at 3 p.m. that day.

It objects to the slogan "Hear our vote!" and asked leaders of march organizer United We Stand – Cincinnati to change it to "Hear our voice!"

Read more: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/01/10/one-word-puts-cincinnati-womens-march-black-lives-matter-odds/1020974001/

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One word puts Cincinnati Women's March, Black Lives Matter at odds (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2018 OP
This is why we can't have nice things Sedona Jan 2018 #1
How about "Vote our Voice"? underpants Jan 2018 #2
Isn't "Hear our vote" the tagline for the Womens Marches nationwide? SharonClark Jan 2018 #3
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