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Thwart assault on voting rights or risk return to 'old poison', NAACP warns

gadgetsextremes wrote 1 day ago: Debo Adegbile to go before supreme court to defend Voting Rights Act and argue key provision should … more →

Tags: World News, Gadget, News, united states, guardian co uk, World, us constitution and civil liberties, Law, US Supreme Court

Back to Black

thatcrackedblack wrote 5 days ago: Oppressor: Well I’m not harming you directly anymore, why are you still mad? Oppressed: Becaus … more →

Tags: Self-Worth, Abuse, Self-Actualization, Black People, Lauryn Hill, Sunni Patterson, Slavery, Oppression!, Botho

Tanzania Maasai evicted from ancestral land - In Pictures - Al Jazeera English

ammaramz wrote 1 week ago: Tanzania Maasai evicted from ancestral land – In Pictures – Al Jazeera English via Tanza … more →

Tags: Things to know, Duplicity, Sankofa

Tanzania Maasai evicted from ancestral land - In Pictures - Al Jazeera English

ammaramz wrote 1 week ago: Tanzania Maasai evicted from ancestral land – via Tanzania Maasai evicted from ancestral land … more →

Tags: Things to know, Culture, Urgent Issues, Duplicity, Sankofa, News

Save the Pearls Part One: Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt

librandian wrote 1 week ago: Foyt, V. (2011).  Save the Pearl Part One: Revealing Eden.  Sand Dollar Press, Inc.  ISBN: 978098365 … more →

Tags: Violence, Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Victoria Foyt

Race-Ism

Alex Sherman wrote 2 weeks ago: Today marks the 80th anniversary of one of the greatest underdog stories in history, The Tortoise an … more →

Tags: robin williams, Clinton, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Tortoise and the Hare, Hare, tortoise, turtle, revolution, Argentina

Zami: A Circle of LGBTQ Cultural Performances and Discussions

thewritelifeshow wrote 2 weeks ago: Zami: A Circle of LGBTQ Cultural Performances & Discussions at Busboys and Poets is named after … more →

Tags: author appearance, Discussions, Events, Performances, Spoken Word/Poetry, audre lorde, Black Feminism, Equality, Feminism

The Souls of Black Autistic Folk, Part III: Difference and the Question of Visibility4 comments

womanwithaspergers wrote 2 weeks ago: One Negro speaks of rivers: change the term, but the color’s still the same – and I speak of compute … more →

Tags: asperger syndrome, Autism, Awareness, Bullying, Disclosure, asperger, Visibility, Black Aspies, Paul Robeson

Growing Up without Books: Discovering DeShawn4 comments

Jason Low wrote 3 weeks ago: In light of our grant from First Book we asked our authors to reflect on why diverse books are impor … more →

Tags: Musings & Ponderings, Guest Blogger, African/African American Interest, author advice, Diversity, First Book, Power of words

all my friends are smarter than me23 comments

Janelle wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s bad grammar, I know, but it sounds better than, All my friends are smarter than am I. Eit … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Life, Friends, Simple life

Black Boy

professormjane wrote 3 weeks ago: Black boy adorned in camouflage against a background of icy snow, why are you walking in a 32 degree … more →

Tags: Poetry, Poetry, claiming identity, individualism, Self assertion, pride in who you are

Reading Biographies to Reflect on Core Principles and Create Belonging

Amanda wrote 4 weeks ago: Guest blogger Katie Cunningham is an Assistant Professor at Manhattanville College. Her teaching and … more →

Tags: Resources, Curriculum Corner, Book Lists, Guest Blogger, Educators, Diversity, Power of words, promoting diversity, common core standards

love makes no sense

kristipaula wrote 4 weeks ago: “I never thought I would fall in love with a white boy!” When my mom tells me about how … more →

Tags: Culture 2, Faith, Faith, Race, interracial couples

Equality For All

dianeledet wrote 4 weeks ago: Glow by Jessica Maria Tuccelli is a powerful new novel about race and family relations.  The author … more →

Tags: Books, Race Relations, Shakespeare, glow, Jessica Maria Tuccelli, Georgia, Slavery, Native Americans

Equality in America?

thebiggestdouche wrote 4 weeks ago: Does equality exist in America?  This should be a simple question as in the eyes of many the United … more →

Tags: moslem, inequality, Segregation, Discrimination, Boston

Public Hearing Held About Controversial Article Published In Local Magazine

ATAtkins wrote 4 weeks ago: By Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Philadelphia Commission on … more →

Tags: News, Local, watch & listen, Heard On, Community, Syndicated Local, Philadelphia, poverty, Being White In Philly

Media Hype over Bostom Bomber

vuejamie wrote 1 month ago: You’ve heard of the Boston Marathon bombings, right?  Probably, but from whom? Most likely, if … more →

Fuck me: When Porn becomes Political

thatcrackedblack wrote 1 month ago: “Young Ebony bitch gets dominated”, “Young slut gets first drilling”, … more →

Tags: misogyny, sex, Porn, racism

Bean Town11 comments

sorrygnat wrote 1 month ago: Bean Town Boston feels like a sink hole, an asphalt taffy road with unexpected, unplanned for sags, … more →

Tags: In The News, Events, Of Concern, Blog Posts, Courage, fears, Concerns, Reflections, Boston


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