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speakeasy: the one where hillary gets it right

2008-04-30T18:35:55Z

Perhaps it is fitting that, having absolved American racists of all manner of crimes against others, Obama also holds them blameless for their assaults on himself. That's his prerogative, as long as he's the only one being assaulted. But Obama w...

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beyond the 140: all the pieces matter

2008-04-30T03:04:58Z

Ever since I jumped aboard the Obama bandwagon in February, I've been itching to write about this concept of "post-racial." Reverend Jeremiah Wright's weekend has given me the context I've needed. I've spent the last 2 days vomiting up every thoug...

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explorers

2008-04-28T08:01:30Z

It was a get the hell outta Dodge type weekend and Anna and I did just that. It was a lovely two days of laughter and full bellies and sand and water and good conversation and reconnection. This used to be such a common thing for she and I. There ...

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one line: beyond blackness

2008-02-12T17:03:16Z

He is both black (obviously) and beyond blackness. I have only minor quibble with the films they selected (and those they left out) but reading the pieces, I get that really they are just using these films to talk about a person or a moment in ti...

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Speakeasy: Elves, Goblins and Mudbloods (Spoilers!)

2007-07-26T04:41:40Z

After the moral themes of the book on meritocracy, freedom and equality, I was a bit disappointed by the ending. I won't give anything away. All I am saying is that this last book offered an opportunity to be as clear as possible about the evils o...

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Speakeasy: Sexy Back

2006-11-24T19:22:46Z

"Asian men are still stereotyped as geeky, sexless losers, including by some Asian American women," says Lee. "I remember that even in my Asian American Studies classes, there were two or three Asian women who bragged how they only date white men...

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