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Today's Articles - Woman Assaulted While Others Watched & Did Nothing
"Man Rapes Woman as Bystanders Look On" - WCCO.com (CBS News Syndicate) Anyone reminded of the rape and murder of Catherine Genovese in 1964 where people watched and did nothing? The best part about this story? The gu… -
Today's Articles - Turkish Women Fighting for Prostitutes' Rights & Whites and the "Struggle"
Beware of the Too-Good-To-Be-True Deals - New York Times "Last July, Ms. Trammel paid $99 down, agreed to yearlong deductions of $41 a week from her bank account and waited for her new laptop to be sent after the first… -
Today's Articles - Giuliani Has a Racist on His Campaign?
The Advocate is Coming Out from Under the Cover(s) - New York Times "The Advocate, the national gay magazine, is kicking off the covers. That is, the magazine is starting to do away with the extra cover that is placed… -
Today's Articles - 40th Anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Discovered
Mr. Wizard is Dead! - New York Times I had totally forgotten his awesome science show "Mr. Wizard's World" until I read about this today. I remember watching it almost everyone morning it was on Nickelodeon while I was… -
"Know Your Place, Woman: BET's Meet the Faith on Black Marriage" - Racialicious
This was terribly disturbing...I highlighted the portions that caught my attention...for better or for worse. There is a portion at the end dealing with the interview with Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett, which mad… -
It's Time to Call Some People Out
Black men. I have had it. I'm fucking pissed, and I am tired of protecting your asses. This is not applicable to all black men, mind you, but enough that it's enough to call those who do it out. In most situations, I… -
dammit.
As I prepared for my first day at a multi-racial school, I remember my mom telling me, "And don't you go touchin' and playin' with some white girl's hair." I was so confused by that and couldn't help but wonder why she… -
Today's Articles - Women Force Toddlers to Beat Each Other & "Partial Birth Abortion"
Former Russian President Boris Yelstin is Dead - BBC News "Boris Yeltsin, who played a key role in the Soviet Union's demise and became Russia's first president, has died aged 76, the Kremlin says." "Echos of Cold War… -
Issues Surrounding Black Hair; What Do You Do When the Head of Anti-Racism Committee is Racist?
I found these two posts from Racialicious so interesting that I felt I should post the entire postings here. Hair, Apparently. by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson Oh irony of ironies. Fri… -
Today's Articles - Lesbian Fights Gay Adoption & Gay-Supporting Black Churches Hurting
"From Alien Boy to Growing Star in the Indie Universe" - New York Times Article on Joseph Gordon-Levitt. His family background is very interesting; I was quite surprised by it. (May I also mention that I had a huge cru…
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