Gun Advocates Make Disturbing Attempt To Attract Minorities

January 24, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Gun Appreciation Day Founders Plan 'What Would Django Do?' Effort To Attract Minorities The company behind the nationwide pro-firearms event Gun Appreciation Day has plans for a new follow-up effort meant to target minorities: "What Would Django Do?" Following Gun Appreciation Day -- a Jan. 19 event that called for supporters to rally for the right to bear arms -- president of the Republican consulting firm Political Media, Larry Ward, plans to launch "What Would Django Do?," a campaign targeting minorities in the gun debate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ward has partnered with Jonathan David Farley, principal of the "progressive" Warren Group, for the "What Would Django Do?" effort, which they hope to develop into a nonprofit charity.  Continue reading... PHOTO: Quvenzhané Wallis Covers Entertainment Weekly LL Cool J, Oprah Sit Down To Discuss Rapper's Childhood Abuse On 'Oprah's Next Chapter' Gabi Fresh Distinguishes Between Fashion Trends And Runway Fashion (VIDEO) 50 Cent, Chelsea Handler Breakup Caused By Ciara Obama Daughters' Privacy: Will Sasha And Malia Continue To Evade The Spotlight? (VIDEO) Sasha And Malia Obama To Hit Teen Milestones In White House We Owe Spike Lee a Huge Apology LL Cool J, Oprah Sit Down To Discuss Rapper's Childhood Abuse On 'Oprah's Next Chapter' We Owe Spike Lee a Huge Apology LL Cool J, Oprah Sit Down To Discuss Rapper's Childhood Abuse On 'Oprah's Next Chapter' From Foster Care to Yale: Why Doctor King Mattered to Me RODNEY WALKER From Foster Care to Yale: Why Doctor King Mattered to Me Dr. King's emphasis on self-reliance and empowerment for low-income people made it possible for someone like me to start a small business. My new dream is to build a business that will solve a problem in my community while creating jobs for people. Continue reading... DEDRICK MUHAMMAD $250K a Year -- Rich or Not Rich? Defining the middle class is a crucial step toward creating a fair tax system that evens the playing field for struggling American families. Continue reading... EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Mississippi Alleged Murder Screams for Hate Crime Prosecution As always in alleged racially-charged killings, the standard what-if is what if Butts had been white? And he had been viciously run down on the highway by a group of black teens who admitted afterward that they deliberately ran over him? Continue reading... REV. AL SHARPTON Yield Not to Temptation On Monday morning, we watched history unfold before our very eyes. Unfortunately, by the time I arrived at the studio that evening, the temptation to be distracted from our mandate as Americans was already in full effect. Continue reading... EARL MARTIN PHALEN Raising a New Generation of Readers Read to your children every day, beginning at birth. If you do, there's a strong chance they'll become good readers and in turn, develop a love of reading that will carry them through school, work, and beyond. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.