- Thanks Kimberly! “The movie plays out over two school years, but the action changes so suddenly, harmony seems to arrive overnight, punctuated by a musical montage or two…But too much of “Freedom Writers” rings falsely hopeful…”
- Thanks Kimberly! “In new book “Off the Record,”…Denzel Washington reveals that he refused to do a love scene with Julia Roberts in 1993’s “The Pelican Brief” out of loyalty to his female African-American fan base.”
- “the hip hop is dead movement is fueled by classism, racism, and a fear of changing technology…The parents of todays children grew up on the same genre that their kids listen to. And as you know, every generation’s music is hated by it’s parents.”
- “White Rapper is funny and sneakily smart, and that probaby has to do with the first two words in the title: The Ego Trip team’s fingerprints are all over this thing, from the guest stars (Prince Paul, Grandmaster Flash) to the tongue-in-cheek visuals”
- Thanks Jason! “If white-on-black hate crime is covered with an apologetic tone and references to the legacy of slavery, what’s the tone for covering black-on-white hate crime? Can a minority be a racist? And how can we, the media, get out of this?”
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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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