



Labels: Music
Labels: Music
Totally loving this video by Mark Tuan - just cute, like the nostalgia from the Beverly Hills days and the semi-Thriller dance offs.
When you want some of the feels on a Sunday!
Labels: Music
Labels: Music
Links and news from around the way:
Black women teaching science find formula for incorporating anti-racist practices
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/november/black-women-teaching-science-find-formula-for-incorporating-anti.html
San Jose police officer resigns after "disgusting" racist text messages released
https://abcnews.go.com/US/san-jose-police-officer-resigns-after-disgusting-racist/story?id=104658409
2 former Northwestern football players describe racist treatment in 2000s
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38810533/former-northwestern-football-players-describe-racist-treatment-early-2000s
Bird Names Honoring Racists Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past
https://www.theroot.com/bird-names-honoring-racists-will-soon-be-a-thing-of-the-1850990184
Kenya Moore blasts Ramona Singer for showing ‘signs of being a racist’
https://pagesix.com/2023/11/04/entertainment/kenya-moore-blasts-ramona-singer-for-showing-signs-of-being-a-racist/
WhatsApp's AI sticker generator called out for racism against Palestine, Meta responds
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/whatsapps-ai-sticker-generator-called-out-for-racism-against-palestine-meta-responds-2458599-2023-11-06
MIT debaters clash over whether STEM is ‘systemically racist’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/mit-debaters-clash-over-whether-stem-is-systemically-racist/
From the PR
Film Lab’s TV Series Returns!
Tune in this month for the 16th season of Film lab’s signature TV series, Film Lab Presents, hosted by Jen Betit Yen and featuring the top 50 72 Hour Shootout 2023 films #DiscrimiNATION: A Thousand Tiny Cuts. Over 1.1. million viewers have already enjoyed the show! The show’s upcoming season will premiere November 26, 2023, in partnership with CrossingsTV. The episodes will air across all markets where Comcast is available, in addition to New York and Los Angeles on Spectrum.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3591302/
Airtimes:
#FilmLabPresents
It's been a while since there was a post specific to White People Going Bad.
After reading the JACL's response to the not so honorable Gov. Jim Pillen of Nebraska, thought that there was no better time than bây giờ to do another post.
Here's the JCL's email in total.
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During a radio interview in September, Governor Jim Pillen of Nebraska responded to an article written by Yanqi Xu of the Flatwater Free Press, regarding runoff pollution caused by farms owned by the Pillen family. In his response, Gov. Pillen noted that he had not read the article but continued on to say “All you got to do is look at the author. The author is from communist China. What more do you need to know?” JACL denounces Governor Pillen’s remark as racist, xenophobic, and contrary to the advancement of an independent and free press in this country.
The United States has seen a startling increase in anti-Asian hate and violence, specifically targeting Chinese and Chinese American communities. This rise has sadly been fueled by elected officials such as Governor Pillen as well as media personalities who have used their platforms to promote hate and intolerance in society. Legislators and governors in other states have introduced laws restricting property ownership targeting Chinese citizens in the United States hearkening back to the Alien Land Laws of the last century.
The JACL Omaha Chapter Board added: “When community members do not voice their concerns over actions of leaders that negatively impact certain groups, an appearance of complicity or disregard can be construed by the public, and history has shown that innocent people will be targeted.”
Our elected officials must be held accountable for their actions and should take accountability themselves for such. We call on Governor Pillen to apologize for his smearing of Yanqi Xu and his use of anti-Chinese rhetoric.
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Thank you JACL for the response!
Got this in the emails and wanted to make sure and post on up from AAWW (a portion of it)
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We are deeply privileged to constellate with so many luminous Palestinian writers who have graced the pages of The Margins over the years. It is our priority to continue uplifting and amplifying the voices and stories of Palestinians, from NYC, to Gaza, to the West Bank, and beyond. Here are some poetry selections we hope you’ll sit with as you move into your weekend.
Stay tuned for more projects in support of Palestinian writers soon, including a very special collaboration with Global Feminists for Palestine and New Third World on December 1.
With love & in action,
The Margins Team
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I get it in some ways - the kid is supposed to be flying---but sans the other arm, it kind of looks like the kid is just saluting Hitler.
And....I mean--I know this is just me--but I feel like the kid underneath the mask could be Asian....and then that would be completely wrong....
Happy Early Halloween!!!