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Wow. “Media was banned from Oprah Winfrey’s Barack Obama fundraising gala…Security at Oprah’s sprawling estate was tight, but wallets were not. Obama’s campaign is now $3 million richer. Such is Oprah’s power.”
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“The paper singled Cali Calmécac out from all the other schools. Why, you ask? The answer is simple. It’s because Cali Calmécac is a two way dual language immersion program.”
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“what really galls me about this story is that the noose hung on the tree for a full week before university officials took the time to remove it.”
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Great, great post. “it appears that a police officer at the very least dumped a dying Guatemalan immigrant onto the side of a darkened backroad in a neighboring town, like a piece of garbage he didn’t feel like dealing with.”
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“Rep. William Jefferson accused the Justice Department of bringing corruption charges against him in Virginia to reduce the chance of drawing black jurors.”
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“Of new University of California students, 65 percent come from white-majority schools, and only 22 percent come from black- or Latino-majority schools. This ratio is more pronounced at top UC campuses Berkeley and San Diego.”
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“Sunday night’s nationally televised presidential debate…was the first ever conducted in Spanish. But…Univision, handled it as ineptly as if this was the first time anyone had dared to put a pack of candidates before a camera in any language.”
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The Homophobia Fairy strikes! “During the 18th hour of the telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the 81-year-old actor introduced an unseen person with a description that sounded like “the illiterate f—–.”
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“A double-Ivy League graduate, Rhee has no prior experience running a school system. Also, as a Korean-American, her appointment is criticized by some who question her ability to lead a majority-black public school system.”
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“Of course Frank Kameny, a pioneer of the gay rights movement, had no inkling that the protest signs he carried more than 40 years ago would end up in the Smithsonian. But there they are, hand-lettered, with little stains from their staples discoloring th
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“Comedian Eddie Griffin was pulled from the stage at the 14th annual Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge after repeatedly using the “N” word.”
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“Federal authorities say it’s a case of modern-day slavery. Two men and a women were charged Thursday with smuggling at least 20 girls and young women from the West African nation of Togo and forcing them to work at hair braiding salons”
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“will feature contestants who want to win the heart of Ms. Tequila, who has more “friends” than anyone in the history of the online social network MySpace.com.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
summer wrote:
It’s a terrible, terrible thing. But it’s not quite “modern day slavery.”
“This is a case of modern-day slavery,” said Tom Manifase, deputy special agent in charge of investigations for the immigration agency’s Newark office. “These women were promised a better life in the U.S. but instead ended up becoming victims of human trafficking.”
I don’t recall ever reading of slaves being promised a better life here in America, nor of being “threatened” with getting “shipped back” if they complained of no wages.
Again, terrible crime. Wrong analogy.
Posted 11 Sep 2007 at 1:59 pm ¶
Wendi Muse wrote:
in all fairness though, i think that’s what makes it “modern day”…it’s enslavement with a twist
it reminds me somewhat of the british coolie system (and similar efforts in cuba with east asians) in the west indies and guyana…you know, hey south asian folks, wanna make some cash? and then boom, basically enslaved on sugar cane fields…
Posted 11 Sep 2007 at 2:48 pm ¶
S wrote:
Eddie Griffin:
WHO would invite Eddie Griffin to such a prestigious event? I wouldn’t invite him to an adult picnic. Yeah, he should know his audience, but the coodinator should know his “entertainment”.
Tila Tequila:
I heard one of her songs, it was horrible. I like to get behind people in support, especially minority women when it appears they are breaking new ground (getting a good lead role or a major position, etc). Asian girl = sex object is not exactly new ground - it’s actaully pretty tired and a bit pathetic. Wish she was doing something I could celebrate. Maybe it’s down the road. Meanwhile, is there no other talent for attractive women that will be recognized today other than sex appeal? (I know, it’s not exactly a “talent”) Is this the only way up the chain now?
Thank God for Sports, Cookings, Health, and other Non-Pornographic TV channels!
White Schools:
The white PRIVATE schools in my area have higher academic standards than the other schools, although, SOME, are far more racist and insensitive and I would never pay money to send my child to their skkkool. But, there are a few white schools around here with almost zero complaints across the board (race, grades, etc).
Posted 11 Sep 2007 at 4:53 pm ¶
summer wrote:
but wendi, i think that this situation could just be called slavery…period. by saying “modern-day”, they’re linking it with the original US enslavement of Africans, and a large part of the horror and atrocity comes from the fact that these people were ripped from their homes and chained every which way in ships and brought across the sea that way. Nothing needs to be taken a way from that, and equating it this way is insulting, IMO.
Me? Overly sensitive much? Yes. With every right to be.
I’m sure the guy didn’t mean to take anything away. I just get irritated when people equate things with 19th century slavery.
Posted 12 Sep 2007 at 2:09 pm ¶