Jill On Charlie Sheen: This is from a month ago, but I thought about it again after reading about what went down in Detroit. SMH.
I think he’s a jackass and an abusive, egomaniacal coward. So while I can’t feel all that sad for him about his very …
From Alas: Those damn, hypersensitive minorities:
A letter from 1943 about hypersensitive black people:
We feel you may be inviting trouble if you use colored characters in the comic at this time. Experience has shown us that we have to be awfully ca…
AngryBlackBitch on using cosmetic surgery to stop bullying:
I understand the attraction of cosmetic surgery as a solution to your child getting teased about their ears. It’s gotta be hard to see your child miserable because of something like how t…
This weekend I finally, finally got around to creating new headers for the blog. Overdue for well over a year, I know. There are four that will rotate randomly. Check the footer for information on the artist. I’m doing a bit of spring cleaning as
Missing Voices NK Jemisin and Podcastle are looking for a voice actor who is at least black male southern for a new fantasy story about New Orleans that they are about to release in audio book form. You do not have to be a professional
Hey there readers of ABW! I’ve been gone for far too long haven’t I? Sorry. Been rather busy. This is going to be a short update, unfortunately. 1. Con or bust, the auction programme that works towards sending POC fans to Wiscon, is now open
“I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku
I was listening to this story on NPR’s Morning Edition a few days ago about the debate over whether the military should lift its ban on women in combat roles. Currently, women are (obviously) allowed to serve in the military, and might end up in
Hey you all! Hope those who celebrated holidays in the last few months enjoyed it, and those who didn’t had some good days! Lots of stuff has been going on in the world, I see. Lets have a closer look, shall we? Al Jazeera English
SIGNAL BOOSTING Labyrs Kyrgyzstan Is an LGBT organization in Kyrgyzstan that serves the needs of the LGBTQI community in that country . They need US $7000 to set up a permanent headquarters that they cannot be harassed and evicted out of. Since its establishment in