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“Your Women Are Oppressed, But Ours Are Awesome”: How Nicholas Kristof And Half The Sky Use Women Against Each Other

October 8th, 2012 by Guest Contributor

By Guest Contributor Sayantani DasGupta I...
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Posted in Africa, activism, celebrities, ethnocentrism, eurocentric, exoticisation, privilege, race & representations, stereotypes, storytelling, violence against women of colour & indigenous women | 72 comments

Weekend Recap: Trayvon, Tulsa And That Derbyshire Column

April 9th, 2012 by Arturo

By Arturo R. García The tensions surrounding...
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Posted in black, legal issues, politics, racial profiling, racism | 17 comments