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- “The corner is a staple of street life, that rare piece of real estate that can’t be purchased. Occupy it, claim it, it’s yours. On his Washington corner, battle-scarred hustler Anthony Marcellus James waits for a second act.”(tags: africanamerican black)
- Thanks Angry Asian Man! “rapper Jin has put together his own response to the Rosie O’Donnell “ching chong” incident with a song, “You’re Fired” (featuring a few sound clips from O’Donnell’s most vocal enemy of the moment, Donald Trump).”
- Thanks Angry Asian Man! “After coming under fire for denying a Chinese-American infant a $25,000 prize in a…contest because her mother was not a legal U.S. resident, Toys “R” Us Inc. said Saturday evening that it had reversed its decision.”
- “Why is it when Cosby ran his mouth people came out to defend him STRONGLY rather than say ohhh it’s his money…Yet a one off quote form her ( and even she has admitted it being the fault of he rgeneration in other venues) is the height of sell out ness?
- “Qallunaat (Why White People are Funny) is Canadian filmmaker Mark Sandiford’s irreverent look at Western ethos through the eyes of the Inuit, who for generations were the cultural lab rats of anthropologists, national governments and Arctic explorers.
- “it can be very difficult for the partner or loved one of an adopted person, especially if it seems that they’ve suddenly become obsessive about their adoption. And if you are partnered to a transracially, transculturally adopted person, this could be tri
- “a relatively little-known pizza chain called Pizza Patrón is doing an amazing job catering to Spanish-speaking customers, mainly recent immigrants from Mexico, by tailoring their marketing — and their menu — to the tastes of that community”
- “These racist white people think they get to decide who’s African-American and who isn’t. I see an image of them guarding swimming pool entrances in 1960s Birmingham, turning away any too dark little kid, chuckling to themselves about how wise and powerfu
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