Please read Automatic Preference on the Jena 6 situation. Highlights inlude: White students hung three hangman’s nooses from a tree near Jena High School, immediately after Black students received permission to sit under that tree. A fire at Jena High School, arson suspected, no arrests. White-initiated fistfight, no serious injuries resulted: white student charged with … More Mychal Bell
There are many more videos, all different and each as interesting as this, at Voices from the Gulf. Axé.
Via Liprap, New Orleans City Council member Shelley Midura’s letter to George W. Bush, on the occasion of his visit to new Orleans for the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: August 28, 2007 Dear Mr. President: Thank you for visiting New Orleans for the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the worst federal levee-failure disaster in … More Shelley Midura
Mychal Bell is being sentenced in Jena September 20th. Color of Change is organizing a rally in support of him that day (the text of their e-mail follows). I cannot go because Thursday is a major teaching day for me, but I would otherwise. It seems they expect many people to be coming in from … More Jena, LA
Do you remember the banana company in One Hundred Years of Solitude? Do you know the Chiquita Banana Song? The Banana Boat Song? Do you use, or have you ever exchanged bananas, including bananas in chip form or banana fronds? Do you ever use any Chiquita products? Did you realize that Chiquita was the new … More Chiquita Media Campaign / Boycott
I got a truly spineless response, from a faceless bureaucrat, to my letter to Governor Blanco in support of the Jena Six. It said the Governor could say nothing since this would be unconstitutional – the matter is in the hands of the Judiciary. It was condescending and hostile, yet still laughable. I almost blogged … More Jena Six
I am reposting/moving up this announcement of the Chiquita boycott because I would like more blogs to cover this issue (please). Immigration Orange is working hard to make sure Chiquita’s iniquitous activities are not swept under the rug, and I am one of those helping. So spread the word, everyone! Here is my post of … More Chiquita Brands
By Carmen of All About Race. Via Tom of Automatic Preference. Recently, I’ve been asked both directly and in roundabout ways, “When do we get to press the racial reset button?” The people who’ve asked this question seem to feel tired of dealing with racial issues and in particular are frustrated by the level of … More The Racial Reset Button
There is a lively secession movement in Vermont, and one I do not like in northern California and southern Oregon. People in New Orleans are flying pirate flags from their houses in reference to Federal neglect, and Jack Moss has an amusing argument for secession. A friend used to say that South Louisiana should secede … More On Secession
We have moved to July levels of humidity and heat. This ratcheting up makes it hard to walk outside, even at night. In August things ratchet up another notch, giving meaning to the band name, Hot August Knights. After the fall equinox begin the dry, sunny days reminiscent of Southern California and home, as it … More Austin City Limits
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