Kevin Powell in Notes of a HipHop Head writes, “Indeed, like rock and roll, hip-hop sometimes makes you think we men don’t like women much at all, except to objectify them as trophy pieces or, as contemporary vernacular mandates, as baby mommas, chickenheads, or bitches.“But just as it was unfair to demonize men of color in the 1960s solely as wild-eyed radicals when what … [Read more...] about Hip Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women
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Legitimizing Palestinian Bantustans
The Occupation has a “new” scheme to ensure Palestinian rights continue to be negated and violated: the “Convergence Plan.” Offering the media as much excitement as the “Disengagement Plan,” it aims to legitimize the annexation of all territories and resources west of the apartheid wall, including Jerusalem. Palestinians are to be left under siege in Bantustans, sealed in from … [Read more...] about Legitimizing Palestinian Bantustans
Has the Gay Rights Movement Hit a Brick Wall?
The gay rights movement has hit a brick wall. Yes, we have same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. Yes, the Supreme Court overturned state anti-sodomy laws. Yes, gay characters are all over mainstream TV. Still, after 35 years of slow, incremental progress, we are at a decisive crossroads. Simply put: to bring about social change—dependent on truly transforming hearts and minds—we … [Read more...] about Has the Gay Rights Movement Hit a Brick Wall?
Putting Things in Perspective: Where to put one’s (limited) energies as an activist
The first part of this article will attempt to demonstrate the need for a healthy sense of skepticism toward mainstream journalism and how it deals with life and death issues such as Iraq. The second part will offer some cautions on pitfalls and distractions for social activists.YOU CAN'T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN The historian Howard Zinn says that "in modern warfare, … [Read more...] about Putting Things in Perspective: Where to put one’s (limited) energies as an activist
Feb 7 News International
Democracy NowEXCLUSIVE: National Security Agency Whistleblower Warns Domestic Spying Program Is Sign the U.S. is Decaying Into a “Police State” Read more/ListenDemocracy Now! in Doha...The Story Behind the Other Downing Street Memo Where Bush Told Blair He Wanted to Bomb Al Jazeera Read more/ListenMedia Channel Media Incitement Inflames the Middle East Read more … [Read more...] about Feb 7 News International