- “Fascinating interview. “Any young black man in pop culture who isn’t hypermasculine is held to a racist double-standard…None of the boy-bands were hypermasculine. But there’s this idea that because I’m a young black male, I’ve got to look hypermasculin
- “Call it a guilt trip or a cultural awakening, but some Latino filmmakers feel that the controversy over Ken Burns’ upcoming World War II documentary has unexpectedly opened doors for their work at PBS.”
- “The selection of a Chinese sculptor to carve a three-storey monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall is raising questions about what part of his legacy should be celebrated.”
- “US Sikh organisations have expressed anger over changes allowing airport security staff to “pat down” turbans.”
- “India has long had an affirmative action program for federal government jobs, setting aside 23 percent of positions for the most oppressed castes. Now activists are campaigning to open the private sector to them as well”
- “A reggae festival created to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian advocacy groups for allowing performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics.”
- “Now that six suspects are in custody for the execution-style slaying of three college students, residents hope to learn more about the motive behind the crime that has outraged the city.”
- “Bobby Lee Cutts Jr. could get the death penalty if convicted of killing Jessie Marie Davis and her unborn fetus.”
- “The arrest and deportation to Mexico of an illegal immigrant who took sanctuary in a Chicago church to remain near her U.S.-born son has become the latest flashpoint in the nation’s immigration debate”
- “The Bush administration plans to screen thousands of people who work with charities and nonprofit organizations…to ensure they are not connected with individuals or groups associated with terrorism, according to a recent Federal Register notice.”
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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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