Books, Film, and Social Media
Millions of Colombians have had their homes stolen and stand displaced in desperate need of justice. The thieves who purloined the land remain unpunished. Although U.S. President Obama landed in Columbia on Friday to the sounds of bombs exploding in protest, he is not there to aid the refugees. The president is there to speak [...]
Edutopia is reforming the process of educating young minds through a transformation of the strategies behind success. Critical thought and empowerment are two of the fundamentals behind a 21st century education. This innovative organization is the brain child of the infamous George Lucas, who believes, “Creating schools for the twenty-first century requires less time looking [...]
Racialicious is a hip online magazine that focuses on the ties of pop culture to race. It is a media watchdog with political, historical, and witty contributions that range across the spectrum of brown. Latoya Peterson, the current owner of Racialicious and DC resident, rocks an impressive list of publications, while Managing Editor Arturo Garcia [...]
There is such a thing as prejudice within the movement toward social justice. I always think about the former president of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan, and her comments regarding lesbians as the “lavender menace.” Later, this term was radically reclaimed by members of the Gay Liberation Front. Eve Ensler still screams, “cunt,” [...]
Funk Republic is an Internet Radio station, blog site, online store, and DJ for rent venue that owns everything funky. Founded by DJ and funk enthusiast, JJ Nite, Funk Republic plays nonstop funk 24 hours a day. Nite has been DJ’ing in the Seattle/Tacoma area since the decline of 8-tracks and [...]
Multicultural Familia is not reinventing the modern family, but owning the identity of diversity and acceptance. They are a celebration and a support community for families that span across the spectrum of culture and race. A many-sided conversation is happening on this site with topics as diverse as the folks who contribute. News, rants, advice, [...]
Aztlán Reads is a Chicano/a literary site, which initially developed from a Twitter hashtag. Functionally it is a sort of cyber-library that includes a bibliography for a studies collection and an empowering community who discuss and catalogue Chicano/a fiction and non-fiction into a DIY database. The contributors range across academia: professors, poets, students, authors, and [...]