- “expectations are higher for black athletes than white ones, and when Black athletes under perform (and the standards for under-performance are themselves, not equivalent), there is more criticism of that under-performance”
- “A 1946 court ruling that helped pave the way for the nation’s school desegregation will be commemorated Friday with a new U.S. postage stamp.”
- “I’m trying to figure out how post-9/11…Bill Maas managed to be detained for just one hour after attempting to carry a loaded 9mm Glock onto a Northwest Airlines flight. Apparently there was no arrest, not much of a fuss and a relatively quick getaway
- “Ten of the top thirty most wealthy people in China attended the dinner that raised money for several Chinese Children’s charities that include Chi Heng, a privately funded non-profit that works with children with AIDS”
- Wow. What a dick. “lets talk about all these f–king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this sh-t”
- “The handful of states that issue licenses to illegal immigrants are stepping up efforts to combat fraud and identity theft. That means stricter rules for ensuring immigrants live in-state and are who they say they are.”
- “They were just 18, the kind of young people Navajo elders hope and pray will carry on for them. Now one is dead. The other is charged with her murder. And a community struggles to understand.”
- “Could 2008 be the year that Democrats finally admit an old sweetheart is never coming back, and stop pandering to the white male voter?”
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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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