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Category Archives: Race and Gender Issues
SNL & Affirmative Action?
My nephew mentioned to me last Monday how crazy last Saturday’s run of SNL was. On my way home that evening, I heard it on the news too. So, I looked it up online. Boy oh boy! SNL is being … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmative Action, BlogHer, Civil Rights, Daily Post Challenge, Diversity, DPChallenge, Equality, Race and Gender Issues, Saturday Night Live, SNL, YeahWrite
Tagged Al Sharpton, BlogHer, Diversity, DPCHallenge, equality, Kerry Washington, NaBloPoMo, Nano Poblano, Olivia Pope, postaday 2013, Saturday Night Live, SNL, women's rights, YeahWrite
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Let’s Join The Fiercies!
On our recent trip to Cabo San Lucas, I decided to bring along a couple of magazines. One of them was More Magazine. I noticed it on the newsstand section of our local supermarket about two years ago. Its tagline, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, Planned Parenthood, Race and Gender Issues, same-sex marriage, Sandra Fluke, Women's Movement, Women's Reproductive Rights, women's rights
Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, Blank Noise, Cecile Richards, Edith Windsor, Gabby Giffords, Helen Hunt, Human Rights, Jasmeen Patheja, Julia Gillard, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Malala Yousafzai, Marissa Mayer, Melinda Gates, Olympia Snowe, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013, Pussy Riot, Rep. Lisa Brown, Sally Jewell, Sandra Fluke, Sheryl Sandberg, Soosan Firooz, women's rights
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Augusta National Admits Women Members – Why Is It Such A Big Deal?
The news has been a-buzz with the admission of Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State during the Bush Administration, and Darla Moore, VP of private investment firm, Rainwater, into the Augusta National Golf Club, a private all-male golf club in … Continue reading
Here’s to the Fourth!
Today, it’s sunny and warmer where we are. I saw people shopping for their fresh corn and watermelon as early as 7:30 a.m. People are walking around in shorts and sandals. This afternoon, many families will have prepared their traditional … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Declaration of Independence, Equality, Fourth of July Holiday, gays and lesbians, July 4th, Race and Gender Issues
Tagged Bill Moyers, Declaration of Independence, equality, Fourth of July, Human Rights, Jefferson, July 4th, Pew Research Center, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Thomas Jefferson
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Thoughts On Equality
A few months ago, while driving across the Bay Area, I happened to listen to Neil Conan’s interview of Anita Hill, on the release of her book, Reimagining Equality, Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home. Twenty years ago, she … Continue reading