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Some People of Color Aren’t Wedded to the Idea of Gay Marriage
New York’s law allowing same-sex couples to wed is historic, but some feel it wasn’t passed with Black and Hispanic LGBT in mind.
Read moreYou say, I would've then.
You say, I would’ve then. At the lunch counter or behind the hose? In a Selma jail or hooded veil? My dear superhero, for whom 100 blows?
Read moreAs you gyrated up there
As you gyrated up there, your afro shrinking with the heat, they couldn’t see the back doors you entered, the doors that were closed.
Read moreFig Leaves & Face Paint Do Not a Homage Make
I’d heard about it a few weeks ago. Russian ice dance pair, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, debuted an original dance program that incorporated face paint and fig leaves at last year’s European Championships. Calling it a melange of Aboriginal cultures (because, you know, all “natives” dance, look, sing, eat, and pray alike), the pair [...]
Read moreWhen Racism Flag Waving Becomes A Petty Sport
I‘ll admit that I am exhausted with the topic of race. This is not to say that I agree that we have entered into a mythical post-racial society, but the discussion is so rife with poor judgment calls, poor assessments, and bull-horn bullying that I’ve begun to openly wonder if the language we now [...]
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