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How Tom Pham’s New Restaurant Got its Name

July 16, 2010
By Erica Mauter
Chinese takeout container bearing the logo of Wanderers Wondrous Azian Kitchen

Steph Pituc, writing at her blog urbanfoodie, tells the story in a post entitled "Racism by Any Other Name Smells Just as Rotten." She starts with a very apt personal anecdote and then launches into the tale of a horribly executed PR event.
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How Tom Pham’s New Restaurant Got its Name

July 16, 2010
By Erica Mauter
Chinese takeout container bearing the logo of Wanderers Wondrous Azian Kitchen

Steph Pituc, writing at her blog urbanfoodie, tells the story in a post entitled "Racism by Any Other Name Smells Just as Rotten." She starts with a very apt personal anecdote and then launches into the tale of a horribly executed PR event.
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The straight people’s unofficial guide to the 2010 TC Pride Festival

June 25, 2010
By Erica Mauter
DancingDivaPride

Dancing Diva Ann tells you what's the deal with the Twin Cities Pride Parade and Festival.
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African homophobia has complex roots

May 25, 2010
By Erica Mauter

Madeline Bunting, writing for The Guardian, speculates on the roots of homophobia in Africa. Keguro Macharia, writing for Kenya Imagine, tells us everything that's wrong with that and shares some good resources.
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Faces of Cinco de Mayo

May 10, 2010
By Erica Mauter

The Twin Cities Daily Planet's Jay Gabler snapped a bunch of photos at this weekend's Cinco de Mayo fiesta in Saint Paul's District del Sol.
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Wanted Posters on Digital Billboards

May 6, 2010
By Erica Mauter
NE Mpls digital Wanted billboard

Chris Steller asks about the display of FBI Wanted posters on digital billboards. Are they useful? How do the wanted individuals to display get chosen? What is the effect in the community when only black people are shown? Where does the responsibility lie between a city, the FBI, and Clear Channel?
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Wanted Posters on Digital Billboards

May 6, 2010
By Erica Mauter
NE Mpls digital Wanted billboard

Chris Steller asks about the display of FBI Wanted posters on digital billboards. Are they useful? How do the wanted individuals to display get chosen? What is the effect in the community when only black people are shown? Where does the responsibility lie between a city, the FBI, and Clear Channel?
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Pandagon: The Dumb Blacks Hypothesis

May 2, 2010
By Erica Mauter

Pandagon: The Dumb Blacks Hypothesis Jesse Taylor weighs in on the Harvard 3rd-year law student who sent a widely-publicized email defending her racist position on the intelligence of black people. Many people have defended the right to ask and subsequently investigate the question of genetically-based intelligence as a matter of science. To which Jesse...
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Pandagon: The Dumb Blacks Hypothesis

May 2, 2010
By Erica Mauter

Pandagon: The Dumb Blacks Hypothesis Jesse Taylor weighs in on the Harvard 3rd-year law student who sent a widely-publicized email defending her racist position on the intelligence of black people. Many people have defended the right to ask and subsequently investigate the question of genetically-based intelligence as a matter of science. To which Jesse...
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Stephanie Grace, racist Harvard emailer.

May 1, 2010
By Erica Mauter

Stephanie Grace, racist Harvard emailer. Jill Filipovic at Feministe writes a fantastic article that not only includes this wonderful quote… You know you’re an extra-special racist when you send out an email clarifying that your views are actually more racist than those that pissed people off at dinner. …but also addresses this premise: I’m...
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