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"

be careful what you wish for

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.

the end of sabado gigante

Stunned fans say farewell to 'Sabado Gigante,' Don Francisco

more parking problems

first thoughts on chapel hill

New Idea: Instead of calling people "Islamophobic" we should say that they are "serious about their parking space".