"Moreover, isn’t one of the reasons you have black people at your institution...
“Moreover, isn’t one of the reasons you have black people at your institution to at least try to keep administrations honest when it comes to race? I’ll just speak for me, but I like to see it when...
View Articlejargonator: My take: This is making rounds on feminist tumblrs, but it is...
jargonator:My take: This is making rounds on feminist tumblrs, but it is simply not necessary to POLITICIZE Peter’s original statement. He got rejected and ego bruised, that’s all there is to it. If...
View Article"About half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, a rate which...
“About half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, a rate which has remained steady over the last 20 years and, according to the ACOG, costs taxpayers $11.1 billion each year. The ACOG...
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On money for education versus money for war
cognitivedissonance:Rebloggable by request:did cutting pell grant funding REALLY save money? isn’t education like. the Very Best Investment? sosungalittleclodofclayMeg at Cognitive Dissonance:You’d...
View ArticleYoung Badman Brown: galesofnovember: The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages...
Young Badman Brown: galesofnovember: The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the...: galesofnovember:The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the “Female” ProfessionsThis is a super...
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Live action remake of Grave of the Fireflies in the works
Live action remake of Grave of the Fireflies in the works : paristomoscou:zuky:racebending:nomoretexasgovernorsforpresident:Great. More potential whitewashing coming:While I don’t think there’s...
View Article16 Ways The Toy Industry Is Stuck In The Stone Age
16 Ways The Toy Industry Is Stuck In The Stone Age
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thehawkeyeinitiative: ARE WE FEELING SEXUALLY LIBERATED AND...
thehawkeyeinitiative:ARE WE FEELING SEXUALLY LIBERATED AND EMPOWERED ENOUGH YET?AH HA! Edited to add proper link to artist!!
View Articlethinkspeakstress: “How widespread are automatic prejudiced reactions to...
thinkspeakstress:“How widespread are automatic prejudiced reactions to African Americans? Experiments have shown such reactions in varied contexts. For example, in clever experiments by Anthony...
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knowledgeequalsblackpower: girljanitor: Petition Calls Out NYT...
knowledgeequalsblackpower:girljanitor:Petition Calls Out NYT Art Critic for Racist and Sexist FramingA new petition is demanding the New York Times “acknowledge and address” a Times art critic’s recent...
View Article"In one recent study 626 white students at more than two dozen colleges and...
“In one recent study 626 white students at more than two dozen colleges and universities kept journals for just a few weeks in one semester of racial events, discussions, and performances they...
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thepeoplesrecord: Another car shot up; two unarmed Black...
thepeoplesrecord:Another car shot up; two unarmed Black victims killed, this time by Cleveland PoliceDecember 3, 2012Many of us were already reeling from the news of another unarmed Black teenager...
View Article"Because mind you, Mr. Belcher managed to not kill his mother who was in the...
“Because mind you, Mr. Belcher managed to not kill his mother who was in the next room. He managed not to kill the security guard at the Kansas City Chief’s stadium. He managed not to kill his coach...
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Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record...
Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record Low | ThinkProgressIn the third quarter of this year, “corporate earnings were $1.75 trillion, up 18.6% from a year ago.” Corporations...
View Article"But it’s not really as easy as blaming Michelle Obama for not being as...
“But it’s not really as easy as blaming Michelle Obama for not being as radical as we want her to be. Racist constructions of black motherhood play a large role in how she is perceived, and she has to...
View Articleon being good
desliz:1. Good Victims only have one bad relationship ever, because they learn from their mistakes.2. Good Victims always cut their abusers/rapists out of their lives immediately, no matter how high...
View ArticleWhat is it With Ghetto Names
sumney:I get it now.All my life, I grew up being told that “black” names are ghetto and held by people who are likely to be trashy. If you know a girl named Laquisha, Latoya, Shaniqua, or Kelendria,...
View Article"Nearly two years after Wall Street waged a successful campaign to keep...
“Nearly two years after Wall Street waged a successful campaign to keep consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren from running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the incoming senator will be tapped to...
View ArticlePortland's baby elephant belongs to traveling show
Portland's baby elephant belongs to traveling show : Last Friday’s birth of a 300-pound Asian female at the Oregon Zoo sparked public celebration and generated national news. The zoo industry promptly...
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