- “In his email, former Auckland University lecturer Paul Buchanan also attacked the “poor quality” of overseas students being accepted for post-graduate courses – and accused the student of preying on “some sort of Western liberal guilt”.”
- “American midfielder DaMarcus Beasley…was taunted by racist fans during a 1-0 victory over FK Zeta on Tuesday night in European Champions League qualifying. A small section of fans made “monkey chants” aimed at Beasley”
- “A new study shows that teachers tend to view the behavior of black girls as not “ladylike” and therefore focus disciplinary action on encouraging behaviors like passivity, deference, and bodily control at the expense of curiosity, outspokenness, and asse
- Check out The Coup’s hilarious new pop culture blogger.
- François Girbaud pulls a Tommy Hilfiger, only for real. He doesn’t like black people wearing his clothes.
- ” the United States—with five percent of the world’s population—houses 25 percent of the world’s inmates. Our incarceration rate (714 per 100,000 residents) is almost 40 percent greater than those of our nearest competitors (the Bahamas, Belarus,
- Bob Allen, arrested for soliciting an undercover male officer inside the restroom after offering to perform oral sex for $20, claims he acted out of fear. “This was a pretty stocky black guy, and there was nothing but other black guys around in the park”
- “Having trouble understanding how so many black Atlantans see the Michael Vick case as a racial conspiracy? Try walking a mile in their shoes.”
- “conversations over the last week indicate that the “b-word” (as it is referred to in the legislation) enjoys a surprisingly strong currency — and even some defenders — among many New Yorkers.”
- Really worth a read. “A teacher deals with gender stereotypes among her second- and third-graders”
- “it seems like America’s pop-cultural tastebuds are primed for Middle Eastern flavors—for better or worse, it’s becoming cool to be Arab-American.”
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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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