- Thx HighJive! “From Idol to CBS’ Survivor to The CW’s America’s Next Top Model, reality offers viewers a level of onscreen diversity that remains unmatched on the scripted side.”
- Thx Wendi! “When the Rev. Dennis Meredith of Tabernacle Baptist Church here began preaching acceptance of gay men and lesbians a few years ago, he attracted some gay people who were on the brink of suicide and some who had left the Baptist faith of their
- Thx Jen! “Ask Marilyn Begay why the Navajo-immersion school where she is a 5th grade teacher has fared well in meeting student-achievement goals under the No Child Left Behind Act, and she’ll say it’s because the school integrates Navajo language and
- “I share ebog’s fear of losing focus, of becoming a “lightweight anti-racist”, of getting too comfortable with ritualized media floggings to give proper attention to the deep structural issues of housing and employment and the court-prison system and impe
- “Serena Williams says a heckler bothered her throughout her match Monday at the Sony Ericsson Open, making at least one racist remark before he was finally ejected. “The guy said, ‘Hit the net like any Negro would.’ I was shocked,” Williams said.”
- “One South Bronx, NYC educator has now been banned from a high school because he aided students protesting random searches by school safety officers who are actually part of the NYC police department.”
- ” Natalie Moore and Natalie Hopkinson discuss their book Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation.”
- This is pretty cool. Hat tip to AAM and thx to Mireille! Penn “will teach two undergraduate courses which won’t be Bake 101 and Mix 101. His classes are tentatively titled, “Images of Asian Americans in the Media” and “Contemporary American Teen F
- Thx Latoya! “mainstream labels are encouraging white artists who do soul music to be able to sing about love while they are encouraging black artists to sing about anything but love.”
- Hat tip to Oh Word. “So (insert drumroll) without further ado…I present the “what the fuck is he?” Rapper Race Chart!!!”
- FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING the story of Ken Burns’ and his omission of Latinos from his newest documentary on WWII, The War—here is a call to action sent out today from Gus Chavez:
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
OMLN
