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Shirley Sherrod for president

Shirley Sherrod for president
Exactly one year ago, I published a book entitled, Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton.  My publisher, Palgrave Macmillan, has decided to re-print in paperback and they’d like me to change the title to “…from Kennedy to Obama” and add a chapter about the President. I’ve been blogging...
July 26th, 2010 | Featured, Shirley Sherrod, US, Women | Read More

Racism in the elevator; misogyny in the video production room.

Racism in the elevator; misogyny in the video production room.
I just came across a video I’m pretty sure was intended as a statement of anti-racism. I’m also pretty sure its intention fails. More than that, I think it’s one huge step backwards. I hate writing anything critical of any attempt at anti-racism.  It’s hard to put yourself...
July 15th, 2010 | African Americans, Culture, Featured, Pop culture, Talk About Race, Women | Read More

The legacy of nappy-headed hos

The legacy of nappy-headed hos
by: Terrion L. Williamson Remember Don Imus? Remember how upset we were a few years back when the wretched shock-jock and his pals took to the airwaves to dis women of the Rutgers women’s basketball team, after they just missed winning the NCAA championship, referring to the black team members...
July 13th, 2010 | African Americans, Criminal Justice, Opinion, Racial Equity, Women | Read More

$10 million not enough to restore justice and dignity for indigenous women in Canada

$10 million not enough to restore justice and dignity for indigenous women in Canada
After 600 Aboriginal women and girls go missing or found murdered in Canada the federal government decides to throw-a-bone and give $10 million dollars. In March, the Canadian Minister of Justice budgeted $10 million over two years to address the issue of murdered and missing women in Canada, however,...
July 12th, 2010 | Featured, Women, World | Read More

Take no prisoners: The policing of black girls

Take no prisoners: The policing of black girls
On June 16, two Black, female, Seattle teenagers were arrested and detained for jaywalking. Marilyn Levias, the 19 year-old perpetrator, unwisely chose to resist arrest. When her friend, 17 year-old Andrea Rosenthal, intervened on her behalf, the arresting officer, Ian Walsh, punched Rosenthal in the...
June 25th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

The pained legacy of comfort women

The pained legacy of comfort women
By Patricia F. R. Cunningham II, Graduate Associate, Office of Minority Affairs, The Ohio State University “Those who don’t remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana. In the course of history, there comes a point where we must reconcile two series of events and...
June 24th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

The Veil: Does it protect Muslim women or subjugate them?

The Veil: Does it protect Muslim women or subjugate them?
By Karina Tayag The Qur’an says that the purpose of women wearing the veil was so that they may be identified and not harmed. The Muslim veil is referred to as the hijab or niqab. Wikipedia defines hijab as “both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress...
June 8th, 2010 | Middle East, Women | Read More

Sister law student Part II: Elena Kagan

Sister law student Part II: Elena Kagan
Annette Gordon-Reed No one is more delighted than I am that esteemed presidential historian, Annette Gordon- Reed will join the faculty at Harvard Law School.  Despite the fact that she was recruited by then Dean Elena Kagan, I respectfully disagree with Charles Ogletree that Elena Kagan is a good choice...
May 14th, 2010 | Women | Read More

Incarcerated motherhood: “Precious” in real life

Incarcerated motherhood: “Precious” in real life
The information in this blog has been modified to protect my client and to comply with the Minnesota Rules of Professional Responsibility. When I launched my blog a year ago today I wrote, “My goal is to provide legal assistance to disenfranchised women and their families. This will benefit women...
April 3rd, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Featured, Women | Read More

Trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents: Women, the wealth gap, and why race still matters

Trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents: Women, the wealth gap, and why race still matters
In a recent Facebook post, one of my friends was incredulous that more than half of all single mothers live below the poverty line. He asked, “What can we do to solve this problem?” His question reminded me of the report released earlier this month by the Insight Center for Community and Economic...
March 30th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

Policing gender and sex through sport

Policing gender and sex through sport
In January, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) convened a so-called gender symposium in which medical ‘experts’ concluded that intersex athletes should be treated as having a medical disorder, and that eligibility of such athletes be decided on a case-by-case basis. They also suggested that...
March 9th, 2010 | Featured, Sports, Women | Read More

Sometimes the rainbow is not enuf

Sometimes the rainbow is not enuf
African-American women graduate students, depression, and suicide She went to a shooting range a few miles away from Columbus, Ohio. She asked to take the introductory shooter’s course. She watched a required instructional video, rented a 9mm pistol, and practiced shooting with an instructor. After...
January 29th, 2010 | Women | Read More

The cultural lenses used to dissect female circumcisions

The cultural lenses used to dissect female circumcisions
Female genital mutilation/cutting, a term coined by the UN, is a rites of passage ritual that takes place primarily in Africa and to a lesser extent India, Malaysia, the Arabian Peninsula and Indonesia. The World Health Organization estimates that over 130 million girls and women have undergone genital...
January 18th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

When will the clock strike for the next Women’s Movement?

When will the clock strike for the next Women’s Movement?
It’s time for a revolution. Women have been taking some hard hits that have gone unanswered for far too long. From the recent women’s health care recommendations to the reified overly narrow standards of beauty, the state of women in America is rapidly devolving. In an era where “change” has...
January 14th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More
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