- “Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, these advocates proudly call themselves mad; they say their conditions do not preclude them from productive lives.”
- “Packwood is set to take the stage and address his classmates as the first white valedictorian in Morehouse’s 141-year history.”
- “I don’t know if Senator Obama can win the White House. No one knows. But to deliberately convey the idea that most white people — or most working-class white people — are unwilling to give an African-American candidate a fair hearing in a presidential
- “It is in response, in general, to the idea that believing, practicing, covering Muslim women must not have thought critically enough about Islam and hijab. We have. We have just come to different conclusions, and these are conclusions that work for us.”
- “If you ever doubted that Joe Lieberman would be using what’s left of his “Independent Democrat” credentials to legitimize the GOP’s bogus “Hamas endorsed Obama” attack, here he is on CNN doing just that…”
- “Two white, plain-clothes officers are in deep trouble after ordering an off-duty black officer, who happens to be the highest-ranking black officer in the NYPD, out of his car. Needless to say, they didn’t recognize him.”
- “Obama has argued that if we improve the conditions of all Americans, we won’t have to worry as much about racial strife because prosperity breeds unity. Yet, I wonder if the prosperity only hides the fault lines that have existed and may always exist.”
- “Although it is a first for a white student to deliver the valedictory address at Morehouse, there’s nothing new about white students at HBCUs. And the trend is growing.”
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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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