December 2011
18 posts
The Health Cost of Black Women’s Hair Products →
There is a striking lack of mainstream news coverage of the health hazards posed by beauty products, such as hair relaxers and skin lighteners, that are commonly used by black women. African-American women spend more on beauty products than white women do, but far too little research has looked at how women use these products. So when the New York City-based WE ACT for Environmental Justice set...
Dec 30th
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“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each...”
– Mother Teresa
Dec 30th
The Wealth Gap Between Congress and Voters Is... →
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have separate reports today about the widening wealth gap between members of Congress and the people they represent. Almost half of all Congresspeople are millionaires and their median net worth has climbed to $913,000, compared to $100,000 for the rest of America households. According to the Post, that number drops to $725,000 when excluding home...
Dec 29th
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Nearly a Third of Americans are Arrested by Age 23 →
Dec 22nd
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“I don’t believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It...”
–   Eduardo Hughes Galeano 
Dec 19th
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Dec 14th
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“The drones belong to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which operates eight...”
– Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front - latimes.com
Dec 11th
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“A good peace, a solid peace, a peace in which communities can flourish, can only...”
– Eric Greitens, The Heart & The Fist
Dec 9th
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“FICPM National Platform Our Vision There are tens of millions of people in...”
– Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted Peoples Movement National Platform
Dec 9th
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Dec 6th
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“You don’t understand why preaching nonviolence is racist because you don’t...”
– taken from a piece of larger commentary by rosadefuego about the way OccupyOakland has rejected and condemned the violence (i.e. vandalism, ‘anarchistic’ tactics) of a subgroup. (via notaskingforpermission)
Dec 5th
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an0dyssey asked: Hi. I stumbled upon your blog and I've been so intrigued, I've been going through the archives reading some of the articles you've posted. Some of the things you've blogged about are startling. If you don't mind me asking: what line of work are you in? If you'd rather not say, I understand, but I'm in college and thinking about future careers for myself.
Dec 5th
Where is the Village to Raise these Children? →
harmreduction: “It is impossible, after reading the John Jay study, to ignore reality.  The research has the power to force all concerned persons – the ‘village’ – to take a hard look at our communal failure to save our children from homelessness or to prevent the desperation, abuse, exploitation, crime and possible engagement in survival sex that always follow. The study directs our attention...
Dec 3rd
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Dangerous Jails Part 2: Ignoring the Warnings →
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article below is Part Two of WitnessLA’s three-part investigation into the culture of violence and abuse that, for years, has been reported to exist inside the Los Angeles County Jail system—and the dysfunction inside the sheriff’s department that has allowed the abuse to flourish. This 8-month investigation was reported and written by Matt Fleischer and is the second...
Dec 2nd
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