Hamas is rounding up men with “long or gel-styled spiky hair off the streets, bundling them into jeeps, mocking them and shaving their heads.” Continue reading »
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Narrow Perceptions of Beauty Mean that Black Isn’t Even Beautiful in Parts of Africa
We joke about Michael Jackson’s skin bleaching and paper bag tests, but we prize light skin too. It’s a dangerous balance.
Will the Pope’s Departure Usher a New Era in Organized Religion?
The ironic thing is that, were more religious organizations open to having women in positions of power, or more accepting of various groups, or simply keeping up with the times, I am pretty sure that more people would be willing to give organized religion a second look. Continue reading »
News / Race / Technology
Yo Google, Is This Racist?
It sounds like a bad joke told by a hack comedian: when you search for names like “Jill” and “Emma”, Google’s Search ads ask, “Searching for Jill or Emma?” But if you search for names like “DeShawn” and “Jermaine”, Google asks if they’ve been arrested.
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New Delhi Gang Rape Trial to Hear Its First Witness: The Victim’s Companion
The New Delhi gang rape case will be hearing its first witness today.
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