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According to MinnPost, she “breezed through her confirmation hearing.” The Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination to be U.S. marshal for the District of Minnesota by voice vote, suggesting her nomination won’t face strident opposition when it goes to the Senate floor. UPDATE 12/28/09: Confirmed! Share this Post:
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Moving Marriage Equality Forward in Minnesota – Advice from Mandy Carter Saurday, October 10th – 3:00-5:00pm Minneapolis Urban League – 2220 16th Ave N, Minneapolis This should be a really interesting event. I know marriage equality is not the be all and end all of civil rights issues for anyone, but I think this will be...
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White House Green Jobs Advisor Van Jones Resigns What happened: Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly “green jobs” with the White House Council on Environmental Quality was linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the 2001 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans. His reason: “What Van Jones decided was that the agenda of...
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Dr. Peggy McIntosh will be the keynote speaker at the Saint Paul Foundation’s Facing Race Ambassador Celebration on Monday, April 27 (that’s tomorrow). T. Mychael Rambo is the MC. I will be liveblogging the event right here at cinna.mn. Peggy McIntosh is the author of White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (pdf), a groundbreaking essay...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on April 22, 2009. By Deb Pleasants, TC Daily Planet April 22, 2009 On the day MayKao Hang married, her father told her she was no longer part of their clan. She now belonged to the Hang clan–her husband’s clan. She recalls her father...
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The Family Equality Council Blog talks with Rainbow Families’ own Abby Riskin! (Rainbow Families is the Midwest office of Family Equality Council.) Why is family equality important to you? All families deserve access to the same legal protections and rights, and to be valued, respected, affirmed, and appreciated. We must redefine what it means to be a...
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“Wanda Sykes says she’s ‘proud to be gay’” “You know, I don’t really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn’t feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life,” Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on...
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“Good, and Now Back to Work: Avoiding Both Cynicism and Overconfidence in the Age of Obama” Anti-racism activist Tim Wise guest posts at Racialicious. Share this Post:
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Ann Freeman was kind enough to share this site with you all on The Dish today. Thanks, Ann! I hope you find some value in what I have to offer here. My hope is that anyone who reads is willing to share their thoughts, opinions, and experience, either by commenting or by submitting an item...
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Pillsbury House Theatre proudly presents Non English Speaking Spoken Here: The Late Nite Series on Saturday, October 11. Preshow reception begins at 8pm followed by the performances at 9pm. Non English Speaking Spoken Here: The Late Nite Series is curated by Laurie Carlos and co-curated by e.g. bailey. Performances are $10 for adults and...
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