Author Archives: Jack Stephens

Hatin’ on the Debate?

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Nezua blogs about an AP article about the rise of hate groups and anti-immigrant rhetoric:
EXCEPT IT’S NOT much of a “debate” is it? “Debate” is a grand word, one that implies intelligence, reason, insight, equal opportunity to speak and make your points, and an agenda of fairness and truth. I don’t see what is happening […] Continue reading →

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“Hands Off the White Woman!”

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Brother Peacemaker blogs about America’s infatuation with white women:
It would be easy to blame the media for such obvious white women favoritism. But the real problem is our culture that places such emphasis on looks, youth, sex, race, money, and other features and factors people use to compensate for the shortcomings of their character. Media […] Continue reading →

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“I’m Soooo Black And You’re Not!”

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Jack Stephens

The Undercover Black Man blogs about Margaret “Peggy” Seltzer (aka Margaret B. Jones) the author of Love and Consequences: A Memoir of Hope and Survival:
It’s the story of how young Margaret used to run with the Bloods – along with her foster brothers – and sell drugs… until she turned her life around and left […] Continue reading →

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Obama and Progressivism

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Margaret Kimberley, an editor for Black Agenda Report, writes:
The rush to tag along with Barack Obama’s presidential juggernaut shows beyond doubt that progressive “movement” politics is “on its death bed” in the United States, on both sides of the racial divide.
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It doesn’t seem to matter that as a United States Senator his votes on Iraq […] Continue reading →

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Vagina??

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Jack Stephens

The Apostate blogs about a new feature on Feministing:
I’m so glad Jessica is out there.
Their new feature — Friday Feminist Fuck You — is great. There is something very powerful about young smart happy women saying Fuck You to the anti-feminist powers that be.
Here’s the first video — it’s very cute and spot-on. I’m not […] Continue reading →

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A Little History on Planned Parenthood

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Jack Stephens

La Chola blogs on a controversy involving a few bloggers on the racist history of Planned Parenthood and it’s work today:
It’s dangerous to not know the history of an organization–even more dangerous to not know its present. Yes, PP has done some absolutely amazing and brilliant things. PP has also done some detestable and horrific […] Continue reading →

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160 Years Ago in February

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Bhupinder blogs:
This little book was first published 160 years ago on 21st February 1848.
The world has not stopped listening to it ever since.
Thanks to Marxists Internet archives, you can actually now listen to the audio. Continue reading →

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In the Age of Obama

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Sherrilyn A. Ifill blogs at the Beacon Broadside, a blog for Beacon Press:
In the flush of the current presidential campaign, when crowds of blacks and whites caught up in Obama fever chant together, “race doesn’t matter,” and even the mainstream media seems delirious with the possibility that the U.S. may be poised to elect its […] Continue reading →

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54th Carnival of Feminists

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Jack Stephens

The 54th Carnival of Feminists is up at In A Strange Land:
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Greetings, greetings, greetings to you all. And welcome to the 54th Carnival of Feminists. Continue reading →

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Immigrants Commit Far Less Crimes Than “Native” Citizens

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Alex Thurston, of the blog The Seminal, blogs about a recent study put out by the Public Policy Institute of California:
This report, which suggests that immigrants (both legal and illegal) commit fewer crimes than native-born American citizens in California, caught my eye today. I’m sure xenophobes will dismiss the results, and offer plenty of anecdotes […] Continue reading →

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