November 2010
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“Steps are taken to right the wrong, without, however, expanding or demolishing...”
– James Baldwin, “Notes of a Native Son” Fifty-five years later gentrification continues to play out similarly in Harlem, the U.S., and throughout the world.
Nov 30th
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“Black farmer and Native American trust account holders had to wait a long time...”
– Senator Harry Reid Friday, November 26, 2010, the Senate agreed to settle and payout $4.5 billion over claims of discrimination in lending practices, government mismanagement and access to the U.S. subsidy program for farmers.                      
Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 26th
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“No matter what type of music they played,” says Apache guitarist Stevie...”
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Nov 26th
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Nov 26th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 24th
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Nov 24th
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Nov 24th
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Nov 23rd
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“when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood,...”
– Anna Julia Cooper, American Civil Rights Advocate - Excerpt from “A Voice From the South”
Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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Nov 20th
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The Guardian: Rwanda- A revolution in rights for... →
theafricatheynevershowyou: By Sarah Boseley What is happening for women in Rwanda is little short of revolutionary. Women occupy some of the most important government ministries and make up 56% of the country’s parliamentarians, including the speaker. Rwanda’s women express astonishment at Britain’s low female representation. By law in their country they must have at least 30% of the seats in...
Nov 20th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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“On their way to freedom, some people find riches, some people find death.”
–  Jamaica Kincaid
Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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Mikwob Pa Touye Ayisyen | Germs Don't Kill...
A cake of yellow Haitian soap costs about 50 cents. But many Haitians do not have soap, because they cannot it afford it. More than half of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day. “They buy food instead,” said Gaelle Fohr, a coordinator for hygiene programs in Haiti for the U.N. Children’s Fund. “We borrow, we buy, but right now, we don’t have any soap in...
Nov 16th
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Nov 15th
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Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 12th
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Nov 12th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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There is a Field
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about. —Rumi
Nov 10th
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Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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Desmond Tutu: "Hate Has No Place in God's House"
Today I pray for people in Africa and throughout the world who long for freedom because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. It grieves me to be retiring at this crucial moment in history, so I write to you in this open letter, to invite you to pick up the work that remains to be done. More than 70 countries still imprison or execute gay and transgender people, and bullying and...
Nov 8th
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Nov 6th
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Nov 6th
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Happy Diwali
May the Divine Light of Diwali Spread into your Life Peace, Prosperity, Happiness and Good Health.                      
Nov 5th
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“‎Many people are thermometers that record or register the temperature of the...”
– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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In pictures: Child drawings of Darfur
The International Criminal Court is accepting supporting evidence of children’s drawings of the alleged crimes committed in Darfur. (via fyeahafrica)
Nov 4th
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Nov 4th
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Nov 4th
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