Kony 2012’s Success Shows There’s Big Money Attached to White Saviors
Despite its attempt to respond directly to criticism, Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign puts the focus on all that’s right—and wrong—with online advocacy. Jamilah King has more.
Also: Even Ugandan Victims of Kony Say Some ‘Kony 2012’ Methods Are Offensive
A Texas-Style War on Women Guts Basic Care to Jab Planned Parenthood
Akiba Solomon looks at Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s efforts to gut a Women’s Health Program just to hurt Planned Parenthood.
Pennsylvania Photo Voter ID Bill Is Now Law, HBCUs in the Crosshairs
College students have had a hard time voting in Pennsylvania. Brentin Mock looks at how thing just got a lot harder for HBCU students.
Follow Brentin Mock’s voting rights reporting by visiting Colorlines.com/brentin-mock.
Bloomberg’s Fear of Muslims Helped Drive the NYPD’s Shameless Spying New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s defense of the NYPD’s spying on Muslim communities shouldn’t come as a surprise. The mayor’s had a tense relationship with Muslim and Arab communities for nearly a decade.
Activist’s Criminal Record Forces Tough Questions Among DREAMers Uriel Alberto is a young undocumented father who doesn’t have a squeaky clean past. His case is forcing activists and lawmakers alike to reconsider who they think should be able to pursue the American Dream.
How Are Racial Justice Activists Making Occupy Work for Everyone? [Video] As spring comes, the world prepares for the Occupy movement to once again fill the headlines. Colorlines.com talks with Occupy Wall Street organizers who have sought to keep race in the movement’s conversation.
Campaign Uses Homeless Katrina Survivor as Wi-Fi Hotspot at SXSW Meet Clarence. He’s homeless and selling wi-fi outside of the bigguest internet innovation conference in the world but doesn’t have access to the internet himself.
Race Discussions Blow up at SXSW Premiere of LA Riots DocumentaryA Korean-American that attended the film premiere called out the director for “just showing Koreans with guns.”
Arizona Law Could Allow Employers to Fire Workers for Using Birth Control Arizona’s HB 2625 is a radical proposal that would allow employers to claim they have the right to fire employees for using birth control.
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