April 2012
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March 2012
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Kinsey Hope Can't Focus For Shit: Set Off Your... →
liquornspice:
amaditalks:
A 68 year old black Marine veteran was shot and killed in his own home in White Plains, NY after police responded to a “medical emergency” call when the man accidentally activated his medical assistance pendant device.
In the middle of the night, police…
Religious Ragings: Fury →
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rosa—sparks:
I have tears. I’m not crying because Rick Santorum said nigger in public.
I’m sure he says that word all the time.
I’m crying because in 2012, in America, the man who is the President of the United States cannot be referred to or respectfully…
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In loving memory of the black girls who died... →
usesforroots:
Please spread this. To not talk about gendered experiences of race is to erase the most subjugated voices.
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Kinsey Hope Can't Focus For Shit: Dear Justice... →
lightspeedsound:
“It is well documented that conscious and unconscious race bias, even rank discrimination based on race, remain alive in our land, impeding realization of our highest values and ideals. As to public education, data for the years 2000-2001 show that 71.6% of African-American…
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Ms. Blaspheming Bitch: Trigger Warning: Rape →
ladyatheist:
[Anonymous asked: Sometimes I don’t think there’s enough awareness about male survivors of rape. It’s just as real, and can be just as violent. And although it happens a lot less then woman being raped, it happens to men too. I just wanted to see your thoughts.]
I feel the same way. There’s…
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A Message From a Republican Meteorologist on... →
realcleverscience:
climateadaptation:
This piece is worth reading in full:
””My climate epiphany wasn’t overnight, and it had nothing to do with Al Gore.”
I’m going to tell you something that my Republican friends are loath to admit out loud: climate change is real. I’m a moderate Republican, fiscally conservative; a fan of small government, accountability, self-empowerment and sound...
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What Everyone Needs To Know About The Smear... →
justinspoliticalcorner:
Over the last 48 hours, there has been a sustained effort to smear Trayvon Martin, the 17-year old African-American who was shot dead by George Zimmerman a month ago. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, said, “They killed my son, now they’re trying to kill his reputation.”
Thus far these attacks have fallen into two categories: false and irrelevant. Much of this leaked...
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ABC7 Chicago - Travyon Martin Called 911 Shortly... →
abaldwin360:
The link goes to an audio file of the ABC7 Chicago Broadcast, more details as I can find them.
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The Hunger Games' original casting call for... →
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stfuconservatives:
Before I get any more Asks about my feelings re: Katniss and Jennifer Lawrence, read this. I’ve gotten messages saying “they auditioned for talent, not skin color” and “Katniss wasn’t Black in the books.” No, folks, no. The point, you have missed it. The casting call was for whites only and that’s why I have an issue with it.
Katniss is described as...
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“Yes: it was the hoodie’s fault. A hooded sweatshirt can make an innocent teen...”
– STEPHEN COLBERT, on Fox “News” contributor Geraldo Rivera’s contention that wearing a hoodie is what led to Trayvon Martin’s murder, on The Colbert Report (via inothernews)
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Viola Davis to Tavis Smiley: ‘That Mindset You... →
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Kony This: ‘Ghana ThinkTank’ Turns the Tables on... →
wonderwhale:
“Ghana ThinkTank originally was developed as a reaction to the “White Savior Industrial Complex”—to show the hypocrisy, hubris, and small-mindedness that is often integral to this way of working. But I am not going to dedicate myself to a project that only criticizes, so we have worked to make sure this project offers a positive alternative, a way to counteract this complex by...
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Shaima Alawadi: Iraqi Muslim Woman Severely... →
tigersofantigua:
TW VIOLENCE
fearandwar:
A hijab wearing Iraqi woman has been severely beaten and is not expected to recover from a violent attack on her inside of her home near San Diego.
Apparently this was a premeditated attack. A similar note to the one found by Shaima Alawadi’s body was found by the Alawadi family earlier this month, but the family dismissed it as a “prank.”
USAToday...
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Why Can’t You Just Answer the Question
racismschool:
This is a partial list to help you understand why your racial questions to PoC are either not being answered at all or are being met with anger.
Your Question Contains a Qualifier. By this point, most of us can agree that when someone says “I’m not racist but…” they are about to prove that they ARE racist. This is by far the most common thing that people think of when they think...
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“You know, if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”
– President Obama remarking in personal terms on the shooting and killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch captain in Florida. Video and full article here. (via minusmanhattan)
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If you are white you experience privilege in...
tranqualizer:
You can still experience anti-queer, anti-trans hate, classism, ableism, etc. But NONE of that cancels out how you benefit from the framework of race as a white person.
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Cave Hibernum: Calls for government reparation for... →
THE GOVERNMENT WAS called on today to address the subject of reparation for survivors of the Magdalene laundries.
Ireland’s human rights record is being examined at the United Nations in Geneva today as the country bids to become a member of the UN Human Rights Council. The Irish Human Rights…
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