Pam Spaulding yesterday wrote at her House Blend blog that she is “closing the coffeehouse” on July 1, primarily due to health problems. Pam’s blog – which she started nine years ago – has been notable for many reasons, including the fact she is an African American lesbian, which she discusses in the excerpt below. [...]
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Melissa Harris-Perry: ‘What Is Riskier Than Living Poor in America?’
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “What is riskier than living poor in America?” Seriously! What in the world is riskier than being a poor person in America? I live in a neighborhood where people are shot on my street corner. I live in a neighborhood where people have [...]
Gritty GIRLS Takes Over
“You could not pay me enough to be 24 again.” – female doctor giving Hannah a pelvic exam Inspired genius. Two episodes in and I’m hooked. Everybody is. Well, not everyone. The politically correct TV police are upset everyone is white. I get it. TV is too bleached. People should stop caterwauling about it, because [...]
Queer Talk: Queer (In)Justice
Let’s begin with a current incident, via Darren Hutchinson’s Dissenting Justice, and under the headline, “Beyond Bullying: Race, Poverty and LGBT Rights”: “One of the most pernicious but least discussed stereotypes of LGBT persons portrays them as a highly privileged population. According to the legend, the average LGBT person is white, wealthy and highly educated.” [...]
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