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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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