- No doubt someone is writing the screenplay already. “With a student body that is 71 percent Hispanic and 27 percent black, Public School 59 does not seem an obvious home for a thriving Irish dance troupe.”
- “consider the fact that since the 1960s, only 37 black officials have served in federal or administrative elected statewide positions. That’s including judicial posts and university boards.”
- “On the campaign trail, he has called her his “single mom.” But neither description begins to capture the unconventional life of Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro, the parent who most shaped Mr. Obama.”
- “I think that the expat kinship for the Illinois senator lies at least in part in the fact that he is in many ways an expat himself. This has struck a chord with many of the millions of Americans living abroad, as well as with those of complex backgrounds
- “Sexism can operate in the most intimate settings, as sexist men often live with, marry, and rely upon women; but racism tends flourish on a more coldly institutional level…”
- Kwame Kilpatrick is being accused of race-baiting, for using the n-word to talk about the racial slurs he and his family have endured since the sex scandal.
Spread This Idea
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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