links for 2008-01-30
- “The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to an investigation by congressional Democrats.”(tags: katrina healthcare)
- “Which reality-show clogged network…had an informal ban on considering cast members who were “too black.” They claimed it was because darker skin tones were hard to pick up on camera.”
- “Sid College Coordinator Kelly Penrod stepped into her office at 7:50 a.m. on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday last Monday and discovered that her office had been vandalized with food waste and a written racially charged attack.”(tags: via:philip campusracism)
- “Yesterday, the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women put out a shrilltastic press release condemning Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Barack Obama as “the ultimate betrayal.”" dnA links to feminist blog reactions.
- “I’ve noticed this phenomenon all over the TV–many otherwise articulate people cannot talk about race in an intelligent manner.”
- “In the most recent sign that Corporate America really likes us (and wants our money) H&R Block today announced that it has opened not one but 257 Latino offices designed specifically to serve Hispanic tax payers.”
- What About Our Daughters’ Gina McCauley interviews Jesse Jackson about Obama’s win, the Clinton strategy and the long road ahead
- “He’s built a campaign on cross-cultural, multi-generational grassroots movements and community building, and I believe he reflects what this nation needs—a radical change in direction of this country.”(tags: barackobama asianamerican)
- Oh HELL no! “Several producers of “Crash” have signed on to produce a 13-episode television series based on that Academy Award-winning film.”
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