- (Subscription required) “Fraudsters seeking to take advantage of immigrants are finding an easy route via radio stations that lease blocks of air time to anyone willing to pay.”
- Thanks exuiko! “The story of Anthony Brown and his shooting-star rise features competing themes…”The Declining Significance of Race” and “The Enduring Importance of Race.” Two ideals in tension. Two realities in coexistence. The unresolved tragedy of Am
- Thanks exuiko! Washington Post has been running these “dating experiments” for weeks. In this one, a “reformed” dark-skinned black “player” meets “light-skinned” black female and… well, you see for yourself…
- ” I am left with the feeling if Obama was a promising young white candidate, Cohen would have hailed him as the savior of the Democratic Party. However, since Obama is a minority, it appears that he is no more than an interesting item to spur discussion a
- Thanks Ryan! “A conservative political action committee has been running radio commercials targeting Black and Latino voters through stereotypes and caricatures in nearly two dozen congressional disticts across 10 states…”
- UPDATE FROM CVK: We’re deleting the tags to this story because one of our readers just pointed out that they may not have been an interracial couple, Susan may have been a light-skinned black woman. Unfortunately, neither Jen nor I caught this show so we’re not quite sure. In any case, interracial or not, this is an important story and highlights the importance of raising awareness around domestic abuse.
Thanks exuiko. “Susan’s case is unique because her abuse was documented in a disturbing 51-minute home videotape. Three years ago, Susan’s husband ordered their 13-year-old son to videotape his mother being verbally and physically assaulted. The chilling - Thanks Kimberly! “An outspoken sheriff in suburban New Orleans has again upset black leaders, this time by suggesting deputies would stop, search and run background checks on young black males congregating in high-crime areas…”
- Thanks Tariq! “When a couple seeking to adopt a white baby is charged $35,000 and a couple seeking a black baby is charged $4,000, the image that comes to the Rev. Ken Hutcherson’s mind is… the buying and selling of human beings.”
- “Some people, like Tariq, have written about the seeming media fascination with Latina sisters over the past few days, wondering why. My thoughts? Take: (1) The general awareness and fear of the “Browning of America”…”
- “Many of my friends report that their parents told similar stories and have even talked themselves about the desirability of returning to a black community strengthened by social, ethnic, and economic diversity. But…few people make the choice to move t
- Thanks Rob! “the airwaves are full of racially tinged politicking. Republicans and Democrats, Northerners and Southerners alike, are attempting to tap a vein of voter fear and bigotry.”
- “”The Irv Gotti Project,” will examine the producer’s personal life and reveal his attempts to revive his label, while “ego trip’s White Rapper Show,” …hosted by 3rd Bass’ MC Serch and producer Prince Paul, will search for the next great white rapper”
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The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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