links for 2009-12-03

Funny because that gown is showing a lot of Mrs. Obama’s flesh, and it doesn’t appear to be the same color as the gown.

(tags: via:molecularshyness fashion media memes beauty)

But there is ample evidence that racial inequities remain when it comes to employment. Black joblessness has long far outstripped that of whites. And strikingly, the disparity for the first 10 months of this year, as the recession has dragged on, has been even more pronounced for those with college degrees, compared with those without. Education, it seems, does not level the playing field — in fact, it appears to have made it more uneven.

(tags: black employment education US)