- Scary Asian alert! “Some Chino Hills residents said they worry the store’s arrival could lead to a concentration of other Asian-oriented businesses and a proliferation of Asian-language signs and traffic similar to what exists in some Los Angeles County c
- First it was blipsters. Now we have blavers. “Black ravers sweeping the dancefloors of London, as coined by Vice. Black people seem to be displacing white people all over the place (presidential races, indie rock). And now the new rave.”
- Hat tip to Rachel. “what the show actually excels at, whether it intends to or not, is showing the sheer monotony, Orwellian sterility, and ultimately dehumanizing process of juvenile detention. We watch children being shuffled off to court hearings in ar
- ” With Obama in the presidential spotlight, talking heads and politicians and scribes across the land will have countless opportunities to comment on race and thus chomp on their feet; I’m expecting serious feasts of pale toes. I just hope some of it’s fu
- “Comedian Michael Richards won’t attend a weekend mock trial with four black people he targeted during his racial rant at a comedy club because the gathering is open to the media and amounts to a publicity stunt, his lawyer said Friday.”
- “The purpose here is not to explore individual guilt…but collective responsibility…people will say, “We won World War II.” By contrast, those who say “we” raped black slaves, massacred Indians or excluded Jews from higher education are hard to come by
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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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