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This post is basically a commentary on what has to be one of the best con jobs in this years "Democratic" primary, i.e. talking to Hillary as if she isn't lying and we don't have proof of th… Read More

A Federal judge on Monday ruled that Missouri's St. Louis Ferguson-Florissant School District violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by setting up an Electoral system that limited the Voting… Read More

Colin Kapernik and several other NFL players have declined to participate in a variety of salutes to the country ahead of televised NFL games, claiming they are doing so in protest to our co… Read More

I’d like to say a bit about what I’m driving at with a piece like Waterbearer. Waterbearer is a lyrical piece of historical fiction about what it means for African American wome… Read More

EFF spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has hit out at critics of marches against President Jacob Zuma‚ saying that allegations of racism needed to be dispelled.Ndlozi also welcomed the rain th… Read More

The foundation of white supremacy was laid through political and economic domination. Whites ensured that they dominated all spheres of South African society, from the economy to sports… Read More

My 22yr Navy carrier really make this hit 'home.'"Navy orders investigation of Pacific fleet after two recent collisions" by Lolita C.  Baldor, Annabelle Liang, and Stephen Wright (AP)… Read More

Shekhinah Gets Candid About Being Raised By A White Family! The award winning singer has taken over the music scene by storm commanding a strong fanbase. The singer recently opened up about… Read More

Complimentary tweets have been pouring in for Ashwin Willemse, who moved on from the University of Witwatersrand on Thursday with a Masters degree. Willemse's degree is in Management in Entr… Read More

Trump start $34 billion trade war and China 'quickly' fires back. The Chinese government said Friday that it "instantly" struck back against expanded U.S. taxes on Chinese imports as Preside… Read More

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (bought) - Zach is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he d… Read More

The Girl and the Grove by Eric Smith (eProof) - Teenager Leila’s life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with seasonal affective disorder, she… Read More

"Shields and Salam on new Russian election meddling charges, Trump’s Putin meeting" PBS NewsHour 7/13/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and the National Revie… Read More

Thuli Madonsela joins the debate around Trevor Noah’s racist World Cup joke. Trevor Noah voiced what many Africans had BEEN saying when he claimed that the French soccer teams victory… Read More

Mental Illness in YA Month is coming to an end, so I thought my penultimate post should highlight YA novels and teen non-fic featuring/about mental illness that are yet to come out that I'm… Read More

Following various comments and tweets from South Africans, Schuster has announced that he will respect his fans’ requests and will no longer make movies with a racist undertone.South A… Read More

"Brooks and Marcus on the Charlottesville rally anniversary, EPA and climate change" PBS NewsHour 8/10/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post dep… Read More

YA does a fantastic job of covering and exploring difficult and sensitive topics. There are so many books that are really powerful and incredibly important, to the point where I think they s… Read More

I am a feminist, but I am fully aware of very privileged life I have. There is so much I don't know about the sexism and misogyny experienced by women and non-binary people who are also from… Read More

Inspired by Julia Ember's Once Upon a Retelling interview for her latest novel, The Navigator's Touch, I wanted to discuss today what we want from retellings. But firstly, lets talk about wh… Read More

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (eProof)Published: 6th November 2018 | Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonNatasha Ngan's WebsiteEach year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Gir… Read More

Father Christmas and Me by Matt HaigPublished: 12th October 2017 | Publisher: Canongate BooksMatt Haig's WebsiteIt isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive… Read More

Merry Christmas! It's Chrsitmas Day, and so what better day to think about whether my behaviour over the past year has me on Father Christmas' Nice List. I don't know about you, but for me… Read More

As you’ve probably noticed from scrolling through Instagram or any of the other social networks, there seems to be an increase in the number of mixed-race and adults in the world… Read More

"‘Systemic shortfalls’ obscure true civilian cost of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS" PBS NewsHour 12/31/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  The U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and S… Read More

Sanchez, Baraka, You, and Me in the Agesof Donald Trump and John Wayneadapted from the Afterword and Acknowledgments in This Past Was Waiting for Me by Sarah TrembathSankofa Love Project, 20… Read More

"Oscar nominee Regina King says ‘Beale Street’ a reminder of black resilience" PBS NewsHour 2/15/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Set in New York City in the 1970s, “If Beale Stre… Read More

One of the most unique aspects of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the existence of the Mardi Gras Indians.  From the neworleans.com site: “Mardi Gras is full of secrets, and t… Read More

I’ve experienced a ton of breakouts lately, so I decided to revisit witch hazel — an old-school facial toner that helps remove excess oil and other pore-clogging impurities… Read More

Trigger Warning: Racism and cultural appropriation.There is something that I need to address. Something I can't ignore. I've talked about it on Twitter, but I need to talk about it here… Read More

Let’s welcome our next guest, the adorable Amber Blackburn! Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about you… Hi y’all! My name is Amber Blackburn, I am 33 (almost 34) and… Read More

I pitched an article to a few magazines not too long ago on China functioning as a new mother country for folks in Africa.  African Americans and Americans often miss the obvious. … Read More

The Oppressor and the Oppressed Within – Non-Fiction by Connie Pertuz-Meza – Days shy of my fortieth birthday, I attended a class with master writing teacher Laleh Khadivi… Read More

Unfortunately, it is true that hiring processes are often biased and unfair. As a recruiter or hiring manager, managing your biases can b… Read More

WANTED - Dead or Alive"In Syria, more than 100,000 have entered Assad’s prisons — and never returned" PBS NewsHour 5/13/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  While one phrase of Syria's brut… Read More

Pretty Like Me – Non-Fiction by Rim Chon – I sat in the dark movie theater watching Crazy Rich Asians and found myself crying. Crying is not unusual for me, especially whil… Read More

Restless Legs Syndrome, commonly referred to as RLS, is a health condition that causes unpleasant sensations in the legs. The scientific name is Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED). It’s consid… Read More

The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. ChakrabortyPublished: 21st February 2019 | Publisher: HarperVoyager | Source: PublisherS. A. Chakraborty's WebsiteReturn to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel… Read More

Recently, I have been reading reviews - on blogs, on Goodreads, on Amazon - for specific books and becoming quite frustrated. Which led me to ask on Twitter, "Does no-one else read reviews t… Read More

This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha MalikPublished: 13th June 2019 | Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre | Cover Designer: Nick Stearn | Source: Publisher Ayisha Malik's WebsiteAccountant… Read More

Internment by Samira AhmedPublished: 19th March 2019 | Publisher: Atom | Cover Designer:  | Source: Publisher Samira Ahmed's WebsiteRebellions are built on hope.Set in a horrifying… Read More

One can never deny the fact that Libra has been a buzzword in the entire market since a while now. After overcoming the major hurdles of investors, Libra is perhaps going to witness some mo… Read More

This IS about people not understanding that racism can, and often is, inconscient.  People who have racist tenancies often are not aware of them.  It is others, looking from the 'o… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump’s attacks, Biden vs Sanders on health care" PBS NewsHour 7/19/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Davi… Read More

"Newly naturalized Americans reflect on citizenship in a fraught political era" PBS NewsHour 8/1/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  President Trump’s language about immigration and lawmakers of… Read More

On Promoting Your Problematic FavesToday, I really want to talk about problematic faves, because I've seen some things recently that have kind of wound me up.It's to do with high profile/qui… Read More

To these fine leaders, Trump only cares about Trump.  In his warped mind there is only room for Trump, forget ethics or morality."2 faith leaders on Trump, racism and toning down incend… Read More

"How southern black farmers were forced from their land, and their heritage" PBS NewsHour 8/13/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  African Americans have lost millions of acres of farmland across the… Read More

Resilience of African American women is helping to shape the future. In fact, faith, personal fortitude, clear inner vision and determination, hallmarks of resilient African American women… Read More

Millions of people around the globe are affected by psoriasis. It is an autoimmune disease which causes scaly and red skin patches on the skin. Psoriasis appears on any location in the body… Read More

Fibromyalgia is a condition that consists of widespread muscle pain, cognitive failures and fatigue. Because there is no standard blood test or other medical test to identify Fibro, doctors… Read More

Research Shows CBD Benefits 50+ Conditions by Aaron Cadena at CBD Origin Over the last few years, Cannabidiol (CBD) has exploded into the world of health and wellness. With dozens of natur… Read More

Chris Malgrain with Stan Lee at San Diego Comic Con Sometimes we underestimate how important passion can be to take us further and to achieve our goals. We can take the case of French c… Read More

Transform your business model in a regenerative economy: what you need to knowThe circular economy is a new economic model with a systemic vision. The concepts of green economy, economy of u… Read More

Current day conflict within the humanities seems to center around questions of practicality. If one were to establish poles between the practical and impractical within the empire of langua… Read More

I was recently made aware of a change to Twitter, which exposes a new Gender field. If you’ve never specified your gender before, they guessed what it was (which is a really shitty thi… Read More

Despite the awesomeness and diversity that the furry fandom offers the world, there is a very narrow subset of furry content creation that has attained popular appeal within our community… Read More

What is Energy Management?Energy management can be defined as science involving the planning , management, supervision and use of energy to maximize the productivity and convenience, as well… Read More

Children are curious by nature. You can observe any toddler around; they are always active, engaged, and involved in something every time. Even if they are not doing something, their little… Read More

Account Net-Liq: $7,735.95SPX value: 3,380.35Shiller PE: 31.27     This is an entry I wrote into my Trading Journal yesterday about the market behavior:   Are we going to see… Read More