links for 2006-10-11
October 11th, 2006 by Jen and Carmen
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“…They are members of the Federation of Black Cowboys, which keeps alive the heritage of the forgotten black horsemen of the old West. They keep their horses at that dusty ranch, the Cedar Lane Stables, at the junction of Conduit Avenue and Linden Boule
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Thanks Tariq! “A bleak picture of the corrosive effects of ethnic diversity has been revealed in research by Harvard University’s Robert Putnam… the more diverse a community is, the less likely its inhabitants are to trust anyone – from their next-doo
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“the objection many African Americans have to comparisons drawn by gay lawyers and activists advocating for marriage between antimiscegenation statutes prohibiting Blacks from marrying Whites and state laws barring marriage between individuals of the same
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“Who knew that the most popular artist on MySpace was a Vietnamese American girl named Tila Tequila?… Is it gross that I am kindof excited that the most popular person on MySpace is Asian American?”
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Thanks Angry Asian Man! “After some of the missionaries are taken prisoner by sadistic Burmese soldiers, Rambo gets a second impossible job: to assemble a team of mercenaries to rescue the surviving relief workers…”
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“Born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden by adoptive parents, Marcus Samuelsson has always bridged cultures and cuisines. The critically acclaimed chef rose to prominence in New York for his cooking at Aquavit, the Scandinavian fine-dining destination…”
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Re: recent Spelman College rapes. “…black women (and a few men) are often admonished for publicly criticizing and holding black men accountable for behavior that is clearly detrimental to our communities and our shared humanities…”
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“But I am reminded every Columbus day of the genocides on which the founding of America was based. My family had a refuge from genocide because of a previous genocide committed against the natives of America. How’s THAT for ambivalence?…”
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