The Latest RaceBender

| July 2, 2010 - 11:32 am

Tags: diversity, race, social justice, The Last Airbender, YP4

Have you heard of Avater: The Last Airbender? Neither had I until I saw the movie promotions. The Last Airbender is the latest Paramount picture to hit the motion screen. It's famous for it's American cult following who, much like 'Buffy: The Vampire Slayer', are fans of the television series. Why are we taking up the topic of Avatar: The Last Airbender?

Grassroots Organizing vs. Artistic Creativity

Well, my fellow YP4 fellows, I've been doing a lot of experience/searching/thinking about which types of activism I am best suited for.

Media and Identity

| May 11, 2009 - 3:33 pm

Tags: media, race

I wouldn't expect any of you to see the Dance Flick movie, from the previews alone I'm sure many of you wanted to throw up a little.  In either case, the bigger issue is the disturbing reemergence of "blackface" in popular film.

Bobby Seale Speaks at Michigan State University!

| February 22, 2009 - 5:14 pm

Tags: African-Americans, Black Panthers, Bobby Seale, race, racism

January 15th, 2009. 5pm.

Why the "white girl" joined "the Black struggle."

| December 22, 2008 - 5:40 pm

Tags: civil rights, race, revolutionary, white privilege, women

Last week I wrote about a certain transformation of mine--one of racial transcendence and of forming bonds of solidarity with African-African Americans. I told you how I overcame my fears about personally interacting with Black people and how I was able to build strong relationships with people I would have otherwise avoided, simply because they were “different” from myself.

Obama election spurs race crimes around country

| November 21, 2008 - 7:17 pm

Tags: Obama, post-racism, race, racism

Some food for thought... Obama election spurs race crimes around country

Angela Davis, More than a Hairdo

'We used to think there was a black community'With her towering afro and radical rhetoric, Angela Davis was one of the iconic faces of black politics in 1970s America.

Judges Set To Rule on Cause of Substandard Prison Health Care

| November 18, 2008 - 8:38 pm

Tags: class, health care, inequality, prison, race, underserved

When I describe my interest in medicine/public health, I make a point to emphasize how this goes beyond my scientific curiosity and into my passion for people, particularly marginalized communities. Intersectionalities such as the crib to prison pipeline/ books v. bars have been supported with substantial evidence.

Navigating through the Oppression Olympics

| November 18, 2008 - 5:37 pm

Tags: coalition building, equity, Facing Race conference, gender, LBGT, oppression, race

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Facing Race Conference hosted by  the Applied Research Center in Oakland, California.

From A Mistaken Waiter, To President Elect

This literally made me choke up again because I shared this experience more times than I care to remember.