http://www.incite-national.org/media/docs/2406_cmty-acc-poc.pdf

Gender Oppression, Abuse and Violence: Community Accountability Within People of Color Progressive Movements

2004 Report from INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
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this section listed very accurately the behaviors i had ( Read more... )

Sorry for not being more articulate, but I just need to get the question out-- I keep meaning to ask it ( Read more... )

My mother is very light skinned ( Read more... )

The Brooklyn Comedy Company Proudly Presents Season 3, Episode 4 of "This Week in Blackness." On MLK Day, MSNBC had a discussion on race and host Elon James White did not want to miss it. He might have wished he missed it AFTERWARDS, but before hand? Really didn't want to miss it...

http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ukgb2&c=words&id=13499

( Article for the linkophobic )

(from Raj Patel's blog)
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Haiti: Horsemen and Hoarse Women

It’s already bitterly ironic that Bill Clinton is the United Nation’s special envoy to Haiti, after the economic policy he imposed there to transform it into the Caribbean’s sweatshop. Now, President Obama has asked George Bush to lead fundraising efforts ( Read more... )

1. Stop the Bill that would Ban Visas for IraniansThe STEP Act would make it illegal for all Iranians to travel to the United States, with few exceptions made after "extensive federal screening," only in cases of medical emergency or political or religious asylum. According to Rep. Barrett, he is reintroducing the STEP Act in response to the Fort ( Read more... )

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/attackers-set-indian-man-on-fire/story-e6frg6nf-1225817604267
http://www.smh.com.au/national/killing-reveals-another-kind-of-race-problem-20100107-lwu9.html?autostart=1

In the latest attack on Indian students in Australia, one man was doused in petrol and set on fire as he was coming out of his car. ( Read more... )

As a follow-up to Shopping While Black, here's Shopping While Muslim:

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In Lilburn, GA, a mosque seeking to expand and add a cemetery to accommodate its members faces opposition from local non-Muslims. There is a good, detailed article about that here. Here are some direct quotes from residents as to why they oppose the mosque expansion:

• “This is ( Read more... )

A question for a friend ( Read more... )