- Mos Def, among many other folks, are calling “for a National Student Walk-Out to rally and show support for the Jena 6, who are being denied their human rights by the Louisiana criminal justice system.”
- “the real reason Jay-Z was extended the right to purchase part of the team is because they are slated to move to Brooklyn, NY…This move involves a very controversial displacement of longtime residents and a land grab”
- “Karrine Steffans is the prototypical, stereotypical Jezebel. More black people, especially women, should be highly pissed off that she’s able to profit from this image. Where’s the boycott of this ******?”
- “It’s only been 10 days since the official kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) and my inbox is already flooded with all kinds of “muy caliente” stuff”
- Ja Rule has his own twist on our favorite saying here at Racialicious: “I can’t be racist, I have interracial sex!” Only his version is :”I can’t be homophobic, I have gays over for Christmas!”
- At the risk of violating my own comment moderation policy… who the eff cares? Why is OJ still considered newsworthy? Seriously… I could not care less what the man is up to.
- Stupid study alert. There are many college students who don’t live on campus. And furthermore, as the article points out, “most prison inmates are 25 or older while 96 percent of people in college housing are age 18 to 24.”
- “We dont need another movement, not if it’s focused on the doings of outsiders. Instead, we need to…figure out what our role in America’s racial morass is and what our response to the continuing existence of systemic racism should be. “
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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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