Friday, June 26, 2015
capers funnye
For a different look at the relationship between Blackness and Jewishness, we can consider Rabbi Capers Funnye, a long time leader in the Black Jewish community, and a cousin of Michelle Obama.
BETH SHALOM B’NAI ZAKEN ETHIOPIAN HEBREW CONGREGATION
The New York Times: Obama's Rabbi
Huff Post: Jewish Voices of Color Must be Heard
Killing the Buddha: Meet Black Judaism
Thursday, June 25, 2015
anti-african racism in israel
a turn
Weird day, virtually speaking. I will try to find the silver lining... e.g. more time to read Quran, work on myself, work on the novel, more time to get my thoughts down here.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
somos sur (again)
I had links to this song before but this is video of Ana Tijoux's Somos Sur (featuring Shadia Mansour):
Lyrics: Somos Sur
Democracy Now!: Chilean Musician Ana Tijoux on Politics, Feminism, Motherhood & Hip-Hop as "a Land for the Landless"
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
don't cashcrop my cornrows
Amandla Stenberg, who played Rue in the film Hunger Games, shares some incisive thoughts on cultural appropriation and hip-hop.
Amandla, we salute you.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Saturday, February 14, 2015
first thoughts on chapel hill
New Idea: Instead of calling people "Islamophobic" we should say that they are "serious about their parking space".
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
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