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When Allies Fail, Part I
By Guest Contributor Tami, originally published at What Tami Said [In the following post about allies, I am confining my discussion to anti-racism and feminism because those are the movements with...
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The F word: On feminism, being an ally & social justice
by Guest Contributor Dumi Lewis, originally published at Uptown Notes I am an African-American man. I am a heterosexual man. I am a middle-class man. These three statements are the basis for my social...
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If you’re a bigot when you’re angry, you’re a bigot all the time
By Guest Contributor Tami Winfrey Harris, cross-posted from What Tami Said I’ve got little love for anyone who spends time cackling with Joan Rivers at other women’s looks, but Kelly Osbourne’s recent...
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Voices: Roger Ebert (1942-2013)
Roger and Chaz Ebert. Image via Chicago Sun-Times. How can I begin to tell you about Chaz? She fills my horizon, she is the great fact of my life, she has my love, she saved me from the fate of living...
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Quoted: For Harriet on Talib Kweli’s Response To The Crunk Feminist Collective
Rapper Talib Kweli. Image via soundexchange.com Brittney Cooper deserved better. All women deserve better. Women should not be afraid to voice their opinions for fear they’ll be called a “ratchet hoe”...
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Meanwhile On TumblR: Come Get The “Accidental Racist” And Wage-Gap Realities...
By Andrea Plaid Via thenewestrant.com To paraphrase bell hooks, like feminism, allyship is something you do, not who you are. And Racializens gave a lot of love to Shakesville’s Melissa McEwan, who...
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By Guest Contributor Ellen Oh When I was a little girl, I was already very aware of what racism was. It felt like the cigarette burn to my flesh by the high school girl who called me a dirty chink. I...
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