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USA: To Alice McGrath, who changed the world
Seniors World Chronicle | December 6th 2009
.LOS ANGELES, California / The Los Angeles Times / Opinion / December 6, 2009OpinionTo Alice McGrath, who changed the worldBeginning with her role in the 1940s Sleepy Lagoon trial, hers was a life lived for social justice.By Carlos Valdez LozanoNothi read more
Tim Wise. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged S…
To Die Free: Race, Class and Ethnicity in American History | December 6th 2009 by joana johnson
Tim Wise. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Soft Skull Printing. (2008) Review by Alina Mattison Tim Wise wrote the book White like Me based off the book Black Like Me. Black like me is about a man who takes medicine to mak read more
Sorry, he doesn't quite fit our corporate image.
field-negro | December 5th 2009
*I have been struggling with something since W's recession hit us, and maybe some of you racism apologist can help me with this. Why is it that the unemployment rate for black folks with college degrees is twice that of what it is for their white co read more
Culture relativism and culture imperialism in Islam
Internations Musing | December 5th 2009 by Hans A.H.C. de Wit
The Swiss ban on building minarets triggered in the secular republic of Turkey some heavy loaded attacks on the West. Is Switzerland representing the West or let me say the Non-Muslim world as a whole? I don’t think so. It is this generalizati read more
Racism?
Scarlett's Weblog | December 5th 2009
I spotted these people “blacked up” and selling chocolate bars at a railway station in the Netherlands recently. I was taken aback because this would generally be considered racist in the UK. But is it racist behaviour in other cultures read more
IT'S NOT JUST EVIL AS PHILOSOPHY...:
BrothersJudd Blog | December 5th 2009 by Stephen Judd
Darwin's idea has cost lives: The naturalist is a secular saint yet he has left a legacy of mass sterilisation and murder (Dennis Sewell, 4 December 2009, The Catholic Herald) Darwin's decision to represent as a scientific fact that the several races read more
Wise, Tim "White Like Me" soft skull press Berkeley, Ca…
To Die Free: Race, Class and Ethnicity in American History | December 4th 2009 by joana johnson
Book Review By: Stephanie LampIn White like Me it’s kind of hard to see Tim Wises’ main point for writing about this specific topic. He writes about numerous experiences he has gone through and explains why he feels so strongly about being an ant read more
Pilger: Aborigines betrayed
Suzie-Q | December 4th 2009
Morning Star Online, December 3, 2009 By John Pilger I remember the boys dressed in army surplus, the girls in hessian, silhouettes framed in beach shanties, staring across an abyss. You were not meant to talk about them. They were not counted in read more
The Swiss Referendum
Russain Sentry | December 4th 2009 by Lisa Karpova
The title of this piece purposefully uses three of the four languages spoken officially in Switzerland, lacking only the Romanche of Confederaziun svizra . To what extent has the Minaret case been entirely misunderstood by a world looking for stones read more
Unemployment Rate Remains Higher For Black Teens...Lack Of Opport…
BlackPoliticalBuzz | December 4th 2009
As unemployment drops for most, black teens see 8-point spikeThe lack of progress in Quami Simmonds' life left him dissatisfied. This summer, the 19-year-old decided to leave the South for New York to take up boxing as a way to begin to recalibrate read more
Which 2010 Olympic Mascot Are You?
Beyond the Rhetoric | December 4th 2009 by Michael Kwan
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing had five mascots. For the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, we’re going to have three official mascots and one unofficial one. For all eight of these characters, I think that we see another read more
No Title
Molly's Blog | December 4th 2009 by Pat Murtagh
CANADIAN POLITICS:WHY OPPOSE THE OLYMPICS ?: Molly has devoted a lot of time on this blog to covering various aspects of the protest movement against the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler. Why ? Here, from the website of the N read more
Puerto Rico Tourism and Man Men Advertising
LifeTransPlanet | December 4th 2009
Vintage style Puerto Rico Adversting Britton and I have been watching the show “Mad Men” lately and have found it pretty interesting to see the changes in what was normal from the early 60s to now. The most noticeable of course is the read more
It's not a valuable discussion on race until the POC show up
womanistmusings | December 4th 2009 by Renee
This is a guest post from Tami of What Tami Said I've been grappling with the question of whether conversations about marginalized peoples are valuable if the conversations take place without the participation of said people. Recently, I observed a read more
THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN THOUGHTS ON CHARACTER.
YOUNG DOCTOR | December 4th 2009 by EZEKIEL
Reflect for a moment on how everyone on Earth can agree that it is reasonable to come in out of the rain, turn the heat on when it's cold, and slip into our pants before putting shoes on. How is it that we can have such consensus but can't seem to read more
Biscet welcomes support
Uncommon Sense | December 4th 2009 by Marc Masferrer
Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, Cuba's most famous black political prisoner, has a message for the black American scholars, artists and professionals who signed a letter protesting racism in Cuba:"Thank you." read more
Racism is still rife daily across some EU states
Plenty2say | December 4th 2009 by Chris Gaynor
++++++++++++++++RACISM RIFE DAILY IN EUROPEAN STATES, CONFERENCE REPORT REVEALS+++++++++++++++++ The revelation comes from the European Network Against Racism, who claim that discrimination amongst ethnic minority happens on a daily basis in all walk read more
It's shocking... little Alfie is the victim of discrimination!
alfred lives here | December 4th 2009 by Brahm
In this sometimes harsh world, where we have racism, homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, ageism, and more ism`s, there is another evil to add to the list... Havaneseism!Today I was looking for 2010 calendars - in the bookstore, in the pet store, and then read more
CLIMATE GATE-GORE CANCELS COPENHAGEN LECTURE
Mans Role in History | December 3rd 2009 by A.H Amin
'Climategate': Gore cancels on Copenhagen lecture – leaves ticketholders in a lurch Why was a London rock band locked up for 16 hours? Police accused of racism Gardaí a 'secretive' police force Sarkozy cancels London visit Pol read more
CLIMATE GATE-GORE CANCELS COPENHAGEN LECTURE
Understanding Each Other | December 3rd 2009 by A.H Amin
'Climategate': Gore cancels on Copenhagen lecture – leaves ticketholders in a lurch Why was a London rock band locked up for 16 hours? Police accused of racism Gardaí a 'secretive' police force Sarkozy cancels London visit Pol read more
CLIMATE GATE-GORE CANCELS COPENHAGEN LECTURE
BOOK REVIEWS | December 3rd 2009 by A.H Amin
'Climategate': Gore cancels on Copenhagen lecture – leaves ticketholders in a lurch Why was a London rock band locked up for 16 hours? Police accused of racism Gardaí a 'secretive' police force Sarkozy cancels London visit Pol read more
Ancelotti Admires Mario Balotelli Of Inter Milan
Total Football Madness - Football/Soccer News | December 3rd 2009
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that he is a big fan of Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli. There are concerns over the offensive and sometimes racist chants aimed at Nerazzurri striker Balotelli by the Juventus fans. Ancelotti said told read more
CNN’s Sanchez Retracts His Claim of a 400 Percent Increase in P…
a b.ubbling gee.k.s | December 3rd 2009 by KENTFUTURA
On August 28, CNN Newsroom anchor Rick Sanchez shared disturbing information with his viewers: A CNN source with very close to the U.S. Secret Service confirmed to me today that threats on the life of the president of the United States have now ris read more
CNN's Sanchez Retracts His Claim of a 400 Percent Increase in Pre…
study regional driven half llc | December 3rd 2009 by study regional driven half llc
On August 28, CNN Newsroom anchor Rick Sanchez shared disturbing information with his viewers: A CNN source with very close to the U.S. Secret Service confirmed to me today that threats on the life of the president of the United States have now risen read more
NAACP condemns Tiger Woods for racism
Asymmetric | December 3rd 2009 by Nelson Guirado
At a news conference today, NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous lashed out against Tiger Woods for revelations that Tiger Woods was managing multiple extramarital affairs at the time of his car accident last week. "Tiger Woods has been a disgrac read more
Ritz Carlton to build first hotel in Israel
Israel News | December 3rd 2009 by Ami Isseroff
What - they are violating the Boycott Israel campaign? They aren't the only ones who will not succumb to terror and racism either. Thursday, December 3, 2009, 1:43pm ESTRitz Carlton to build first hotel in IsraelWashington Business Jo read more
Writing White-Redux 2009
Twomindsfull | December 3rd 2009
We wrote this as an article back in 2005 but it never found a home. So we first posted this here in September 2007 and again in November 2008. We had no idea how many comments it would generate. We obviously touched a nerve with many people felt. And read more
Business as Usual: Barbie Faces More Controversy
Kiddie Yaps | December 3rd 2009 by Brian Yalung
Image by Lorelei92950 via Flickr Parents are furious with Mattel (again, or as usual- depending on your views) over the newer line of Barbies. They are saying that the line (the "So In Style “ line) does not represent th read more
The Importance of Being Ignorant …
WesternFront America | December 3rd 2009 by Hans Gruen
It is so important to remain ignorant, because if you really seek after knowledge about black racism, you’ll no longer be seen as respectable among the other Republican dunces. And we can’t have that, now, can we? Yowser. read more
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