April 2011
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More Black Men Now in Prison System than Were... →
timetruthhumor:
“More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began,” Michelle Alexander told a standing room only house at the Pasadena Main Library this past Wednesday, the first of many jarring points she made in a riveting presentation.
Alexander, currently a law professor at Ohio State, had been brought in to...
March 2011
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Trigger Warning: Rape, Violence and Racism:... →
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mehreenkasana:
Nearly 70 years ago, Recy Taylor was gang-raped at gunpoint. Her attackers admitted to kidnapping and raping her. And nothing was ever done about it.
Rosa Parks and the NAACP fought on Recy’s behalf to send her attackers to prison. But because Recy was black and the assailants were white, her rapists never even faced trial, let alone jail time, even ...
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There...”
– Anais Nin (via thesemightysecrets)
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“I’d love to let you spend some time with even more of my students. I have had...”
– In the words of a Teacher (via azspot)
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“your ideal graduate student is
someone who doesn’t have to experience community...”
– Shaunga Tagore, “A Slam on Feminism in Academia”, Feminism For Real: Deconstructing the Academic Industrial Complex of Feminism (edited by Jessica Yee)
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Libyan War Now Costs Over $600 Million →
With the United States economy tanking and vital programs being cut for lack of money on both the federal and state levels, President Barack Obama has already spent over $600 million in just six days in the Libyan war. The U.S. is now actively fighting the war on the side of the rebels — an intervention in a civil war that has been embraced by liberals like Nancy Pelosi.
We have already fired...
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Urgent situation in Cote d’Ivoire →
Over the last few days, we have received increasingly dire reports from our colleagues. They describe the situation in Abidjan as “pre-genocidal.” Several neighborhoods of the capital and outlying areas that are loyal to President-Elect Alassane Ouattara have now been fenced in by troops supporting ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. Civilians attempting to cross checkpoints have been robbed and...
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After Paying Zero Income Taxes, GE Plans To Ask... →
justinreadsthenews:
After not paying any taxes and making huge profits, ThinkProgress has learned that General Electric is expected to ask its nearly 15,000 unionized employees in the United States to make major concessions.
This year, 14 unions representing more than 15,000 workers will negotiate a new master contract with General Electric. Among the major concessions GE has signaled that...
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Words that I don't think should be banned or...
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
deaf (including figurative use)
Deaf
the deaf (including figurative use)
the Deaf
cripple (including figurative use)
crippled (including figurative use)
insane (including figurative use)
disabled (including figurative use)
disability
lame (including figurative use)
blind (including figurative use)
idiot (including figurative use)
stupid (including...
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Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill Appears To Be Dead →
solemnhypnotik:
Uganda’s internationally-denounced bill that would have prescribed all Ugandan gays to be put in jail for life, would have required reporting to the government anyone suspected of being homosexual within 24 hours, and possibly would have demanded for the death penalty for the “crime” of homosexuality, appears to be dead.
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INTERSECTIONALITY. MATTERS.
sheresists:
And not in an I think that if I throw that word out there, that will absolve me from my privilege and I can continue to erase and oppress others kind of way.
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An actual homework question given to Georgia...
motherjones:
Q. What does the U.S. do with illegal aliens?
A. The U.S. puts them to work in the army. B. The U.S. shoots them into outer space. C. The U.S. puts them to death. D. The U.S. sends them back where they came from.
One of the multiple-choice homework questions for a story entitled “What Is an Illegal Alien?” recently given to a bunch of third graders at Chesney Elementary in...
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microaggressions:
I asked for advanced science in 9th grade because I wanted my courses to count towards college admission. My high school counselor said, “Oh, but you’re not going to college.” I was 14 and in east Los Angeles. I am Latina and about to finish my PhD.
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Open Call: Racialicious Youth Correspondent →
So we need someone young, bright, and opinionated to join the crew.
Just like with the TV Writer position, the same basic rules apply for the Youth Correspondent.
There’s no need for a CV, per se, but if you’re interested in the position, here’s a few useful things to discuss if you’d like to give this a shot:
* Why you want to write for us * Your own history as a Racialicious reader *...
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cocothinkshefancy:
Go After the Privilege, Not the Tits: Afterthoughts on Alexandra Wallace and White Female Privilege
I do believe is Wallace could have been criticized in terms of one of the most taboo—yet most needed—conversations: white female privilege.
Of course, when this phrase is put into the public square of ideas, quite a few white women, both feminist and non, will storm in with...
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90% of jobs created in US last year went to men
corruptpolitics:
Summary of story from ABC news, March 21, 2011
Men gained 90% of the 1.3 million jobs created in the US last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While more men lost work during the early recession, the situation is worsening for women during the recovery stage. Since the end of the recession in July 2009, men have gained 600,000 jobs while women have lost...
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“Those who talk of revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to...”
– Raoul Vaneigem (via bradicalmang)
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“There’s more to solidarity than being appropriately offended.”
– Terror Incognita
(via ourcatastrophe)
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“Finally, there’s all the handwringing over why we’re intervening in Libya but...”
– Kevin Drum, who actually doesn’t like the intervention in Libya, also doesn’t like some of the sniping at President Obama over Libya. Read his case in “Griping About Libya.” (via motherjones)
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19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America... →
The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001.
Dell Inc., one of America’s largest manufacturers of computers, has announced plans to dramatically expand its operations in China with an investment of over $100 billion over the next decade.
Dell has announced that it will be closing its last large U.S. manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in...
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“Don’t you ever think that they only look for ways to be offended?”
– My mother while talking about my argumentative paper about microaggressions - “they” being other races, sexualities, genders, etc. Made me feel confused, shocked. (via microaggressions)
Yes, because minorities love experiencing oppression. It’s the best time, obviously.
(via sheresists)
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Man Protests Gay Inequality and Gets Out of Jury... →
justoutofbed:
“Just had an intense day at jury duty. During voir dire we were asked who would not be impartial. I raised my hand and said “since I can’t get married or adopt a child in the state of New York, I can’t possibly be an impartial judge of a citizen when I am considered a second class one in the eyes of this justice system.” You wouldn’t believe how people in the room reacted.”
This....
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Arizona Legislators Pass Paranoid Abortion Bill →
corruptpolitics:
The Senate has passed a measure that would make it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion sought based on the sex or race of the fetus, despite ongoing debate over whether such a thing is occurring in Arizona.
The House already has passed House Bill 2443, but because it was amended on the Senate floor to toughen the penalties against the doctor, it must go back to...
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Transgender New Yorkers sue over birth... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
(Reuters) - A group of transgender residents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against New York City over what they say are burdensome requirements for them to change the gender on their birth certificates.
The city’s birth certificate requirements amount to discrimination for transgender residents, said Noah Lewis, an attorney representing the residents in the case.
New...
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“For a while now, scholars of race and whiteness have understood that the...”
– Pamela Perry, “White Means Never Having to Say You’re Ethnic: White Youth and the Construction of ‘Cultureless’ Identities,” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2001 via ranaa. (via tobia)
“White Means Never Having to Say You’re Ethnic” is such a brilliant line. genius. I’m all for decentering...
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“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to
participate in the process...”
– Howard Zinn (via bodymindandsoul)
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“In the past year, California has experienced the worst whopping cough outbreak...”
– Suzy Khimm - The scary consequences of slashing the CDC’s immunization funding. (via corruptpolitics)
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“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...”
– Henri J.M. Nouwen (via psychotherapy)
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Revisiting Corporate Tax Rates
letterstomycountry:
Yesterday, Evilteabagger posted the following chart:
This chart seems to show that U.S. corporate income taxes are higher than the rest of the world. C’est inconcevable!
First off, it is important to remember that this chart only shows the highest corporate tax rate. The corporate income tax is graduated the same way that individual income taxes are:
Secondly, you...
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“Guatemalans who were deliberately infected with syphilis or gonorrhoea in...”
– “Guatemalans sue US over syphilis test”, BBC News (via zuky)
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150 Women Who Change the World →
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U.S. Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Hit Targets in Libya →
abcnewsradio:
Pentagon: 112 Missiles Fired at More Than 20 Targets Inside Libya
More than 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles struck over 20 targets inside Libya today in the opening phase of an international military operation the Pentagon said was aimed at stopping attacks led by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and enforcing a U.N.-backed no-fly zone.
President Obama spoke from Brazil shortly...
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“Eve, who asked that we not reveal her real name or age, spent two years in...”
– Federal Civil Rights Suit Challenges Louisiana’s Felony Sex Work Law - COLORLINES (via audaciaray) 