DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF KING?: A REVIEW ESSAY, THE - page 3 Encounter: "Young argues, it had to do with a fear of sexuality:
Deeply buried but intense sexual fear of black males, illustrated by the sexual nature of attacks on black men by whites who seek to control or destroy black aggressiveness, has been a persistent pattern in the South since the advent of slavery. From the systematic destruction of the black family during slavery to contemporary barriers for black males attempting to protect and provide for their families via the imposition of strong societal and economic proscriptions, there is a recurrent theme: controlling black men. The theme was ever-present at lynchings of black men for allegations of rape or for flirtation with white women, and is always evident somewhere in the heavy punishment awaiting black men who assert or advocate the interests of their people. The FBI campaign was very much consistent with this neurotic white Southern racist tradition"
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Radiation level at Japan nuke plant exceeds limit - CharlotteObserver.com
Radiation level at Japan nuke plant exceeds limit - CharlotteObserver.com: "TOKYO A Japanese government official says the level of radiation at a troubled nuclear plant has exceeded the legal limit, underscoring the continuing problems with reactors rattled by Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami."
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
4 Killed in Ivory Coast After Women Honor Dead
4 Killed in Ivory Coast After Women Honor Dead: "ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- In an act of bold defiance, thousands of women converged Tuesday on the bloodstained pavement where seven of their sisters fell last week, even as the army backing this country's rogue leader killed four more civilians."
Raul A. Reyes: Brisenia Flores Was a Victim of Border Vigilantes and Media Indifference
Raul A. Reyes: Brisenia Flores Was a Victim of Border Vigilantes and Media Indifference [huffpo.com] - Compare Brisenia's tragedy to that of another nine-year-old in Arizona. When Christina Taylor Green was killed in the attack on
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her death led to national
soul-searching over the tenor of our political discourse. Christina was
eulogized in President Obama's 2011 State of the Union address as her family sat with the First Lady.
Or consider the murder of Arizona rancher Robert Krentz
last year. Krentz was shot by unknown assailants who were believed to
be undocumented immigrants. His death inspired an outcry over illegal
immigration. Politicians invoked his name at Department of Homeland
Security hearings and in the subsequent passing of SB 1070.
I don't mean to take away from the suffering of the Green and Krentz
families. However, Brisenia's death did not provoke anywhere near the
same amount of attention, let alone outrage by politicians and the news
media.
Monday, March 07, 2011
A Radical Profeminist: "The Disposable Woman" by Anna Holmes. The disposable woman is "she" who Charlie Sheen and Piers Morgan most likely will never see as fully human--as human as Charlie and Piers are to one another
A Radical Profeminist: "The Disposable Woman" by Anna Holmes. The disposable woman is "she" who Charlie Sheen and Piers Morgan most likely will never see as fully human--as human as Charlie and Piers are to one another: "The Disposable Woman' by Anna Holmes. The disposable woman is 'she' who Charlie Sheen and Piers Morgan most likely will never see as fully human--as human as Charlie and Piers are to one another"
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Black Actresses: Symbols of Our Femininity? « Charcoal Ink
Black Actresses: Symbols of Our Femininity? « Charcoal Ink: "Yet have they come far enough? Everyone remembers that watershed moment when Hallie Berry made her electrifying and heartfelt speech when she won the Oscar for Monster’s Ball. Berry’s acting in Monster’s Ball was first class as was her break-out role in Jungle Fever. What about the women who had come before her? Which actresses do you rate and why?"
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Low-Self Esteem, Bashing, or Just Keepin’ It Real? « Zaire
Low-Self Esteem, Bashing, or Just Keepin’ It Real? « Zaire: "About a week ago Abagond did a post on black women, white men, and the dynamics between the two. Most commenters focused on the lack of romantic relationships between the two groups. The nature of the post led people to comment on black women’s place on the beauty totem pole and whether interracial relationships with white men are an attainable for black women(as if being with a white man is something to “aspire” to, LMAO). A commenter by the name of Chuck speculated that white men (as a group) may be innately less attracted to black women than they are other races of women, and visa versa. While others argued that racialized beauty standards, negative stereotypes, and other non-biological factors were the reason for low number of black female/white male unions"
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