Posts Tagged ‘Gender’

Did Kanye West create a Monster?

Did Kanye West create a Monster?
Let’s get one thing out of the way here at the top: I don’t listen to a lot of music or watch many music videos. I also don’t follow Kanye West’s career. Basically, though I sometimes listen to it, I really don’t know crap about rap. On the other hand, I do know a little...
January 13th, 2011 | Culture, Pop culture | Read More

Katrina pain index 2010 New Orleans — five years later

Katrina pain index 2010 New Orleans — five years later
It will be five years since Katrina on August 29. The impact of Katrina is quite painful for regular people in the area. This article looks at what has happened since Katrina not from the perspective of the higher ups looking down from their offices but from the street level view of the people...
August 10th, 2010 | Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

This bridge called my back: A retro look at women of color and power

This bridge called my back: A retro look at women of color and power
When it was published in 1981, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color was a vermilion ink bloom on the crisp white wedding dress of the U.S. feminist movement. It was meant to be shocking. This anthology of prose and poetry by Black, Latina, Asian, Native American women was the...
January 11th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

Race, policy, and house council on women and girls

Race, policy, and house council on women and girls
Bill O'Leary-The Washington Post On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. According to the president, “the purpose of this council is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in matters of public policy.”...
February 9th, 2009 | Politics, US | Read More