DRZZL on Colorlines: The Ultimate 21st Century People of Color Sci-Fi List
Adriel’s writing on Colorlines now! Check out his latest post for your summer reading list of sexy brown robots.
Don’t be a douchebag while celebrating Bin Laden’s death
We did it! And by “we,” I don’t mean you or me. And by “it,” I don’t mean end terrorism. So stop being an asshole about it.
Un-Ethnical Practice: Cali vs. Ethnic Studies
DRZZL’s new post on Change.org uncovers two colleges that have pulled the plug on their ethnic studies programs. Please help save Cal State Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies & UC Santa Cruz’s American Studies programs.
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Post-Racialism: MLK’s Dream or America’s Dark & Twisted Fantasy?
Martin Luther King dreamt in color, but history is being rewritten as a colorblind story. Is the recent removal of controversial terms from Mark Twain’s Huck Finn a closer step toward racial equality, or a dangerous leap from the truth?
Dead Precedence: Obama’s Cultural Challenge
As we enter 2011 and Obama’s third year as president, it’s no doubt that we’ll be bombarded with speculations as to which way the political coin will flip in 2012. But often overlooked are the effects that shifting culture can and will make on our society and the election.
N.i.C & Drizzle on C.O.W.S. Radio
Nico and I had an intriguing conversation last night on the radio show C.O.W.S. (that’s short for “Context of White Supremacy,” folks)…kicking off with talks about Nico’s Berkeley race experiment, we ended up spending a good chunk of the night talking about the latest Boondocks episode. Anyway, if you woke up this morning thinking to [...]
Footage & photos of Oakland protest and riots (via @OaklandLocal)
Oakland’s on fire right now. Oscar Grant’s murderer Officer Johannes Mehserle was sentenced to no more than a kick in the shin. The tension in the air can be felt all the way on the other side of the country. I’ve been following the tweets like crazy, and apparently the rioters are tossing firecrackers at [...]
Celebrate Independence Day by slapping Oscar Grant's murderer on the wrist
This week the nation celebrated its birthday. Across the land, we made explosions in the sky and tossed confetti from our fists. Screw the Gulf pelicans – it’s Independence Day, bitches! Time to celebrate our progress. I was in DC for the week, and watched the clouds light up above the White House, fireworks echoing [...]
emperors of ethiopia
usually i’d be mad…but sometimes man, sometimes they just say it right…or spell it right…SEE dahlak every time i call you a “negus”, i’m really just tacitly nodding at your former ethiopian glory (even tho you’re eritrean)…thanks for the link, and new vocab word for the day chiko!!
