- On James Brown. “The driving rhythms, laced with pulsating bass and a horn section, and Brown’s unforgettable voice—letting out piercing yells and growls and non-verbal utterances was the voice of an oppressed people. “
- “Thandie Newton’s mother character got dogged severely…when she left Gardner and her son for a better life, I could not find it in my heart to condemn her for the decision…”
- “Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that a plus-sized woman is getting love on the national level, but I’m worried about ABC’s racial reasoning…the smaller and “more married” [Star Jones] got, the less popular she was with The View’s audience.”
- Thanks Jason! “award a $25,000 United States savings bond to the first American baby born in 2007…The baby girl, Yuki Lin, was an American citizen…she was ruled out because her mother was not a legal resident…”
- “Many of us associate the northern states with safe havens for runaway slaves or we see the North as a migration point for slaves after emancipation. But, Brooklyn, New York had a high proportion of households with slaves.”
- “…the first black mayor of this overwhelmingly white town started learning his new job…But by 10 p.m. Gerald “Wash” Washington was dead…a bullet wound in his chest. His gun was found by the body.”
Spread This Idea
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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