Monthly Archives: October 2011

MONDAY CARTOON: VERY SCARY, BOYS AND GIRLS

    Stuart Carlson, @ carlsontoons.com

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IN REMEMBRANCE: 10-30-2011

HOWARD WOLPE, EX-CONGRESSMAN WHO PUSHED FOR ’86 ANTI-APARTHEID ACT By DENNIS HEVESI Published: October 29, 2011   Howard E. Wolpe, a former congressman who played a crucial role in passing legislation that imposed economic sanctions on South Africa in the … Continue reading

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SKYWATCH: PLUTO VS. ERIS: A DEAD HEAT, GOODBYE ELENIN, AND MORE

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News ESO / L. Calçada Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community Eris and Pluto: Does Size Matter? October 27, 2011 | It’s been nearly … Continue reading

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. . . .AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: “THE GIANT CLAW” (1957)

Today’s B-movie is that science fiction classic The Giant Claw. Released June, 1957, and produced by Clover Productions (through Columbia Pictures), the film stars Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday. The film was directed by Fred F. Sears. The film has been … Continue reading

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ABC TO TURN TRACEY MCMILLAN’S SINGLE LADIES-HATING MANIFESTO INTO SITCOM

Okay, Tracey McMillan not Terry McMillan. This is Tracey McMillan: She is suffering from psychosis. This is Terry MacMillan: She is a well-known author.  Just want to get that clear with those of you about to read the following article. … Continue reading

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COLORLINES: “WE’RE A CULTURE, NOT A COSTUME”

  Ohio Univ. Students to Classmates: ‘We’re a Culture, Not a Costume’ Controversy surrounding racist Halloween costumes have become a routine part of the holiday on college campuses. Jorge Rivas reports on a group of Ohio University students that decided … Continue reading

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HATEWATCH: HATE CHARGES STAND IN CROSS-BURNING TRIAL

Hate charges stand in cross-burning trial BY ROBERT McDONALD A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge let stand hate crime charges against four defendants accused of burning a cross outside of a black woman’s Arroyo Grande home. Defense lawyers argued the … Continue reading

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TOWARDS THE END OF WHITENESS AND BLACKNESS

Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? —Edgar Allen Poe White. Black. Say the words and thoughts of contrasting images come to mind. white/(h)wīt/ Noun: White colour or pigment; Adjective: of the color of … Continue reading

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. . . .AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: “BLACK LIKE ME” (1961)

“Nothing can describe the withering horror of this. You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, not so much because it threatens you as because it shows humans in such an inhuman light. You see a kind of … Continue reading

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MIXED-RACE FAMILIES STILL FACE RACIAL INSULTS AND DISRESPECT

With the so-called browning of America and the changing racial demographics in the U.S. population, comes the rise in interracial marriages and the increasing births of multiracial children. Many would think that since post-Loving vs.Virginia, that the animosity that mixed-race families … Continue reading

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