August 2011
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Quisqueya: Día Internacional de la Mujer Negra en... →
quisqueya: Ciudad de México.- Para garantizar la visibilidad de esas mujeres en las regiones latinoamericana y caribeña, se conmemora el 25 de julio el Día Internacional de la Mujer Negra en América Latina y el Caribe. La fecha fue elegida durante el Primer Encuentro de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas y…
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
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Cumbre Mundial de Afrodescendientes →
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas ONU, mediante Resolución 64/169 ha proclamado el  2011 Año Internacional de los Afrodescendientes, en consecuencia la Primera Cumbre Mundial de Afrodescendientes permitirá realizar un análisis crítico que haga posible  evaluar las condiciones socioeconómicas de las poblaciones Afrodescendientes, los logros alcanzados con base en la implementación de...
Aug 1st
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July 2011
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Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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Recession worsens racial wealth gap →
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Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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“Raindrops Over Rwanda,”  short documentary about the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Jul 29th
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Jul 29th
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“There has never been in my lifetime, since we got rid of the poll tax and all...”
– Former President Bill Clinton
Jul 28th
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11 States Trying Really Hard to Keep Poor, Black,... →
zeitgeistmovement: Under the pretense that “voter fraud” (which is basically nonexistent) is a serious problem, conservative governors and state legislatures are pushing through laws that severely limit access to the vote. from the elimination of same-day voter registration to unduly strict voter ID requirements. These may not sound like that big of a deal. But when it comes to on-the-ground...
Jul 28th
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“We know that bad behavior plus privilege can lead to the American presidency....”
– Melissa Harris-Perry, Facing Race 2010 Keynote Address  (via herreraylozano)
Jul 28th
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“Unless it has been committed by a Muslim, it’s not terrorism. If a...”
– Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. 
Jul 27th
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“Reports of backlash against Muslims in Oslo left the younger members of the...”
– Rizwan Ahmad, the General Secretary at the cultural center
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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“It is like when a lion is taken out of the jungle and put in a cage, we want to...”
– Bajamar poet Julio Aguino
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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