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Same Song Blues
Published on 29 Aug 2007 at 12:53 pm.
30 Comments.
Filed under racism, news/politics, radical politics, collective action.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Foster’s execution overturned!!! *see bottom of the post
“Silence struck us,” is how my grandmother, reaching into the vaults of her memory, described the tenor of a Greenwich Village nightclub just moments after a 23-year-old Billie Holiday, in spite of death threats on her young life, sang “Strange Fruit.” The lines—Southern tress bear strange […]
Kym says “Elvira Arellano is NOT the New Rosa Parks”
Published on 27 Aug 2007 at 9:12 am.
22 Comments.
Filed under racism, news/politics, inter-minority relations, history.
I guess this post is to follow up Pierce’s post (Myspace Aids in Apprehending New Jersey Executioners, Illegal Immigrants). Kym over at Blacklooks and her personal blog (Askthisblackwoman) wrote up a post entitled Elvira Arellano is NOT the New Rosa Parks. In all honesty, American immigration policy and the immigration movement are areas […]
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Making Black Girls “Ladylike”
Published on 23 Aug 2007 at 7:08 pm.
48 Comments.
Filed under racism, women's issues/feminism, sexuality, racial rhetoric, education.
This is an article I wrote that is also published over at Wiretap Magazine; Find more stuff @ Kameelahwrites
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I have been convinced that many large public schools function like factory systems. You pop in one student and with the appropriate manipulations, the necessary conveyor belt rides and some pedagogical alchemy and you get the school […]
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The Legalized Lynching of Kenneth Foster, Jr.
Published on 12 Aug 2007 at 12:48 pm.
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Filed under racism, news/politics, collective action.
On August 30, 2007, Texas, the state that executes more people than any in the country, plans to deliver a lethal injection to Kenneth Foster, Jr. While this may seem like nothing out of the ordinary for a state that will perform its 400th execution this summer, Kenneth’s case is unique. He killed no one. […]
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Facebook: Off The Wall
Published on 7 Aug 2007 at 6:13 pm.
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Filed under racism, ridiculousness, ignorance, black image, racial rhetoric.
Facebook: a social utility that connects you with the people around you. It’s like Myspace but with more privacy, versatility and style. If you were anywhere near a college/university campus as of 2004, you probably know all about it. Messages, profiles, networks, pokes and walls. This post addresses “the wall” - an application that […]
via RaceWire: The look and language of UNICEF’s Africa’s campaign
Published on 5 Aug 2007 at 12:10 am.
17 Comments.
Filed under racism, black image, racial rhetoric, Africa, education.
Thought ya’ll might enjoy this one…
via RaceWire:
Tip to Color of Change for forwarding this one. Cross-posted from Black Women in Europe.
This is an actual ad-campaign by UNICEF Germany!This campaign is “blackfacing” white children with mud to pose as “uneducated africans.”
The headline translates “This Ad-campaign developed pro bono by the agency Jung von Matt/Alster shows four […]
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Safe terms, Euphemisms, Distracting Discursive Projects: “White Privilege,” What’s in a Name?
Published on 4 Aug 2007 at 11:54 pm.
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Filed under racism, academia, radical politics, collective action, racial rhetoric.
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Racialicious pointed me toward an awesome blog called the North Star which is “an online forum of discussion and debate maintained by black activist and justice-minded students at Yale University. By creating an easily-accessible online library of social and political commentaries, we strive to foster a community voice that calls for […]
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We don’t hire “Ghetto Dudes”
Published on 1 Aug 2007 at 8:40 am.
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Filed under racism, news/politics, mainstream culture.
In the song, “Why” (Remix), Nas has a verse where he poses the question, “Why do schools care about your son’s braids more than they care for his grades?” I often analyze this song when I’m doing Hip-Hop workshops to see if students can relate, or if they think Nas is just exaggerating. Without fail, […]
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Macy’s Guide to “Becoming White”
Published on 25 Jul 2007 at 6:06 am.
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Filed under racism, inter-minority relations, fashion.
This week, one of the world’s biggest and most exclusive mega-fashion department stores, Macy’s, was forced to recall a line of offensive T-shirts. The contraversial (brown) shirts had the phrase, “BROWN IS THE NEW WHITE” printed across the chest in all (white) capitals. Macy’s, Macy’s, Macy’s what were you thinking? I have no earthly idea […]
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20 Years for a School Yard Brawl?
Published on 3 Jul 2007 at 7:44 am.
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Filed under racism, news/politics.
Tension is high in Jena, Louisiana, where six Black high school students are looking at upwards of twenty years in prison for beating up a white student who taunted the boys by hanging nooses from a tree. Here’s how the beef started. The tree, located on the campus of Jena high school, was a popular […]
