- “The question I keep on thinking about is why are black men on the American soaps treated differently then white males? Its something that has been bothering me for a while.”
- ” Its like a broken record each of these white female tennis commentators have complained at one point or another that Venus or Serena have a ”lack of commitment” to the game. “
- “After a series of hate speech incidents and forum postings to GayGamer.net, the site was taken offline by a set of denial of service attacks. Flynn DeMarco, the site’s owner, said things started going wrong toward the end of last week”
- “Queens Councilman John Liu is relatively new to politics, but he’s raising cash like a seasoned pro – pulling in more than even Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Liu has banked $1.6 million for an unspecified campaign in 2009″
- “Raymond Chow says he’s left his gangster days behind to help bring peace to Chinatown’s streets. Is he for real?”
- “On the back cover, appearing in a Rocawear advertisement, is XXL editor-in-chief Elliott Wilson. His appearance in the ad, according to some in the industry, is a violation of the separation between editorial and advertising.”
- “In the wake of costly, high-profile lawsuits, the EEOC is probing whether the department has allowed racism and discrimination to thrive.”
- “Saw The Simpsons Movie Sunday night…Of particular interest was Homer’s encounter with a Native woman, who finds him after he wanders off into the Alaskan wilderness. She takes him home and revives him with a fiery brew”
- “Here in the woodsy heart of Louisiana, town leaders were looking for a fresh start, a way to erase the recent memory of Jim Crow-like hangman’s nooses dangling from a shade tree at the local high school. So they cut the tree down.”
- “women’s reluctance [to negotiate] was based on an entirely reasonable and accurate view of how they were likely to be treated if they did. Both men and women were more likely to subtly penalize women who asked for more”
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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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