Author Archives: Rachel S.

State Rankings: Low Income and Poor Children

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Rachel S.

The National Center for Children in Poverty has released a brief on how state policies affect low income children and children living in poverty. You can link to the entire report here.  Here are the states with the highest and … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues | 27 Comments

Aunt Jemima Petition

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Rachel S.

Ann is working to put a stop to Aunt Jemima (and the mammy image of black women in popular culture).  You can read her entire post on the history of Aunt Jemima here, and you can sign the petition here.

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 6 Comments

The Problem With Classical Music or What is Wrong With Our Middle Aged White Male Population?

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Rachel S.

Rachel’s Note: This is for all of those people who like to blame hip hop for everything. We have a problem in this country–classical music is corrupting our middle aged white male population. It has really gotten out of hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 39 Comments

Social Class, Food Service, and Schools

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Rachel S.

For some reason this post at Women of Color Blog and this post at the way here reminded me of my childhood, and the social class dynamics of growing up poor.  In her post on Women of Color blog BFP … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Families structures, divorce, etc | 40 Comments

Erase Racism 12th Edition is Up!

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Rachel S.

The Erase Racism Carnival is up at The Angry Black Woman. Go check it out!

Posted in Race, racism and related issues | 13 Comments

Racism is the Problem and Shooting the Messenger Promotes Racism

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Rachel S.

Every now and then I hear a story, and I feel compelled to speak on behalf of some of the people mentioned.  This case of a Flint, MI area teacher, who has been “disciplined” for an article published in the student paper, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues | 4 Comments

Update on Cherokee Freedmen

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Rachel S.

(Thanks to Local Crank for the heads up.) Here’s a quote from Indianz.com: The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has agreed to restore the citizenship rights of 2,700 African descendants pending appeals in the tribal court system. The temporary injunction will allow … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues | 1 Comment

Leonard Nimoy: Fat Rights Activist

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Rachel S.

Update: I almost forgot to give a shout out to Big Fat Blog, which got a mention in the article.  The New York Times featured a story on Leonard Nimoy’s fat nudes exhibit in Northhampton, MA.  Here is an extended … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 21 Comments

Bush Threatens to Veto Hate Crimes Legislation (And Don't Worry You're Still Free to Be A Bigot)

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Rachel S.

The House of Representatives voted to extend hate crimes protections those who are the victims of crimes motivated by gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.  Here’s a quote from the New York Times: By 237 to 180, the House voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 247 Comments

Blogging Against Disablism–Invisible Disabilities

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Rachel S.

Rachel’s Note:  This is reposted from my site, but I figured it should also be posted on Alas.    Admin’s Note: Here’s my weak-ass contribution to blog against disablism day.  I’m in the middle of finals, but I figured I need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues | 7 Comments