Links Roundup – 2011-11-09

In the Arkansas case, Kuntrell Jackson, who had grown up in crime-ridden housing projects in Blytheville, decided in November 1999, along with two other boys, to rob a local video store. The two boys, older than Kuntrell, went into the Movie Magic store, and one of those two allegedly shot and killed the clerk, Laurie Troup, after she had refused a demand for money. Kuntrell had entered the store after the other two boys, and claimed that his only role was to be a lookout; after the shooting, the three fled without taking any money.

Is Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter an exploration of death – or an examination of Western ideals? Omar Shaukat holds court at KABOBFest.

Here’s a thought provoking vid checking out the connection between racism and deaths on the US-Mexico border.(Via Latino Like Me)

Raquel Z. Rivera posts a working paper on “Perreo & Power: Explicit Sexuality in Reggaeton Dance”.

What do Latinos want?Mayonesa! .

Wondering who is Occupying Everything? Check out the first personal narratives from folks in San Jose. Occupy Wall Street tries to figure out what to do with the growing sexual assault problems. Betsy Leondar-Wright at Classism Exposed makes a compelling argument for Occupy to target specific actions for societal change. And progressive ideals are put to the test as a growing number of homeless people find companionship, safety, and food within the Occupy Movements.

Al Jazeera launches Africa Investigates. In their words:

In a world first, this hard-hitting project gives some of Africa’s best journalists the opportunity to pursue high-level investigative targets across the continent – using their unique perspective and local knowledge to put corruption, exploitation and abuse under the spotlight.

All too often in the past, African reporters have not been able to pursue wrongdoing because it involves powerful figures who wield undue influence over local media – financial, corporate or political – or because it is simply too dangerous. Investigative journalism is a perilous profession in many African nations, where intimidation, beatings, imprisonment and death threats can be an occupational hazard. As a result they have often had to sit idly by while Africa’s story has been told by Western correspondents, “parachuted in” for the purpose, who reinforce stereotypical views about African peoples and their supposed inability to face up to and solve their own problems.

Now, determined to tell their own story, Africa Investigates reporters will correct that impression.

Bianca Laureno at VivrLatino reports on The Afro-Latin@s Now! Conference Plenary:

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