- “during Enrique Iglesias’s performance of his hit song “Hero” at the G-A-Y nightclub in London last Saturday night, he brought a male audience member on stage and serenaded and danced with him, and, at the end of the song, kissed him on the forehead.”
- Thx Tereza. “Of the 5000 complaints received by the CRE in the last six months, 43% were linked to employment. The most common grievances cited by ethnic minority people are workplace bullying, lack of career progression and being unable to secure intervi
- Thx Hiccups. “When the researchers controlled for the men’s attractiveness, they found that white, Hispanic and Asian women generally showed about the same level of same-race preference, while black women showed a significantly higher preference.”
- Thx Tereza. “The chairman of the African-American Advisory Committee to the U.S. Census said today that more than 700,000 blacks were not counted nationwide in the 2000 Census.”
- Thx Saada. “Though minorities are featured in most of the 29 new series on the major networks, only five feature performers of color in central starring roles. While most of the shows have at least one regular minority cast member”
- Thx Tereza. “SPLC Cofounder Morris Dees talked with current SPLC President Richard Cohen about Dobbs, whether Dobbs is a racist, and whether the center is itself adding fuel to the fire. Longtime SPLC supporters are split as to whether attacking Dobbs is
- Thx ananser. “Fox News Channel issued a second on-air apology Wednesday for mistakenly running tape of a different congressman while reporting on the indictment of Rep. William J. Jefferson on bribery charges.”
- Thx Tereza. “Although the U.S. National Slavery Museum will not open its doors until at least next year, a garden meant to signify the struggle of slaves to be free is scheduled to open June 21.”
- Thx Tereza. “The HRF discovered particularly worrying figures in the UK. Anti-Semitic attacks against individual Jews (as opposed to Jewish property) rose by 37% in 2006.”
- “Univision made headlines by inviting the presidential hopefuls from both parties to take part in what would become the nation’s first Spanish-language presidential debate. But as it turns out, most have either turned down the invitation or are still
- “you’ll find Expedia is also inviting you to save while traveling to the following cities: Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and … wait, here’s the best one: Columbia. Not only none of the places mentioned above are cities, but Columbia? …”
- Thx Kimberly. “Members of “The Respect Me Coalition” marched in front of the headquarters of Interscope Records…to seek a shift in the current music culture that disrespects women, particularly African American women.”
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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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