Archive for September, 2009

NYTimes.com: The Recession’s Racial Divide WHAT do you get when you combine the worst economic downturn since the Depression with the first black president? A surge of white racial resentment, loosely disguised as a populist revolt…. When you’re going down, as the white middle class has been doing for several years now, it’s all...
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OpEdNews.com: The Racial Context for Joe Wilson’s Outburst South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson shouted “you lie” at the president during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. Few would doubt this was a sign of disrespect that most Americans would find objectionable. But beyond Wilson’s callous disdain for the...
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DavidMixner.com: National Equality March on Washington: Are you Happy? Many things have been written on whether one should march or not march on October 11 in Washington, DC. Let me make it easy for you. Are you really happy with the progress we have made over the last eight months with this Administration and...
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Advocate.com: Minorities Make Up Half of DADT Firings While racial minorities account for approximately 29% of active service members, according to the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, about 45% of the 640 men and women discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” in fiscal year 2008 were nonwhite…. Women, who make up 15% of all...
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Advocate.com: DOMA Repeal Bill Coming Next Week …Democratic representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, and Jared Polis of Colorado will be introducing legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act next Tuesday. Nadler told the Bay Area Reporter in July that the bill would amount to a full repeal of...
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MnIndy runs a report on how Wells Fargo hates poor, brown, and poor brown people but loves their money. former loan officer for Wells Fargo testified in one affidavit that employees regularly referred to minority borrowers as “mud people” and called subprime mortgages “ghetto loans.” In the latest development, a Superior Court Judge...
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Lap Dance Class The art of Lap Dance. Learn how to give a seductive lap dance to your partner. Individual moves as well as a routine will be taught. 1-1/2 hours long. Wear comfortable clothes and bring heels if you like. $30 Exotic Dance Class 6 weeks long. Meets once a week for six...
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On any given night in Minnesota, there are approximately 200 GLBT youth who are homeless. (based on Wilder Research 2006) One of the ways that the Twin Cities’ community is addressing this problem is through the GLBT Host Home Program of Avenues for Homeless Youth, which offers a transformative and community-based approach to providing...
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On September 17th and 18th, Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce will bring to the Twin Cities a cultural event, “Being Branded”, to generate awareness around the branding that minorities have had in their past and to stimulate individuals to move beyond those stereotypes. The event’s purpose is to inspire the audience to witness and...
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From Caroline Durham. Minneapolis MN – August 14, 2009 – Northside Arts Collective (NAC) and Eye of Horus present Wendy Rule from Australia and Kari Tauring with Huldre for a mystical night at the recently renovated Historic Capri Theater in North Minneapolis. This is the first of the twelve part “Great Streets Concert Series”...
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