- “The manufactured contorversy over an Arabic culture school in New York, dubbed a “madrassa” by Fox News, is getting even more interesting. The head of the school recently resigned…only to be replaced by a Jewish educator.”
- “Inspired by this post over at Racialicious, I decided to put my hour and a half browsing but not buying anything at CVS to good use and review foundation and concealer shade variations brand by brand.”
- “VH1′s new reality show The Pickup Artist, in which a group of “loveable losers” get schooled in the secret to wooing women, and compete for the title of “Master Pick-Up Artist.” So of course they had to throw a couple of Asians guys in to the mix”
- “From their relationships to their jobs to their money — even from they time they first roll out of bed — young white Americans are happier with life than their minority counterparts.”
- “Maybe I’m missing something here but a) I stopped playing with dolls when I was about 12, and b) I still haven’t figure out what a distinctly Hispanic facial feature and hair style is. Can anybody help?”
- “With just a few clicks of a mouse, I found dolls in wheelchairs, dolls with walkers and dolls with Down syndrome features. Why shouldn’t those types of dolls be incorporated into this new diversity splash?”
- “The 37-year-old supermodel singled out Vogue, saying that she found it harder and harder to make it on to its coveted front cover. Campbell said that she planned to set up a modelling agency in Kenya to scout for new African faces in an attempt to redres
- “Some “Trapped” fans may think they’re flattering Mr. Kelly by praising his alleged insanity or naïveté, but that’s the kind of praise that can easily sound like condescension, especially when directed (as it often is) at African-American perfor
- “As a small country filled with hired hands, the United Arab Emirates offers students of migration a uniquely rich habitat. About 85 percent of the work force comes from abroad.”
- “The most prominent theor…blames much of Vick’s troubles on his continued association with childhood friends who have questionable pasts…the ones who agreed to testify against Vick in exchange for more lenient sentences for their roles in the crimes.”
- “Check out the casting call…the only blacks allowed in the commercial are music producers,” but it also scripts other race-d roles like “cool looking Japanese kids.” The casting call shows the critical role that media makers play in shaping the di
- “I know having grown up biracial and having the experience of choosing to be in the punk rock scene and identifying with that, as opposed to my given identity. I had a lot of questions for myself. I needed those answered.”
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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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