Over on RaceWire, Jonathan Adams posted the casting call for Beyonce’s new AMEX commercial. It’s worth reproducing here in full: Seeking, Principles: [BEYONCE’S ASSISTANT ] Female / Caucasian / 30-34 Real people types. Non commercial. She is smart, sharp and efficient. Rate: Sag Scale [
When I decided to look into putting ads on the blog, I didn’t realize that WP.com has a policy against ads. Affiliate links are okay as long as the purpose of the site isn’t to drive traffic tot he affiliate links. But ads appear to
This is the same post I wrote for 9/11 last year. This year I find I have not much more to say, so I’m reposting it. There’s a 9/11 story that I heard once and never forgot. It’s anecdotal and may even be completely made
ETA: Thanks for your input, everyone! The response to Digg was overwhelmingly positive and I personally like it a lot. So I’ve chosen this for my new theme. I think this will be the final test theme I try out. Unless WordPress gives us a
Guest blogger Nora, here; bienvenidos. I’ve been chewing on the definition of racism lately. Those of you who are more versed in anti-racist theory, bear with me. I’m still learning. Thought it might help if I shared this process with others here.
Six young black men are headed for 20+ year prison sentences in a clear case of Jim Crow “justice.” Their families are fighting but need our support. Will you stand with them? A lot of bloggers in the Black Blogosphere have posted about the Jena
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Enjoy your day off, Laborers. I am spending the day laboring. No holidays for freelancers who are trying to figure out how to make $500 fast, unfortunately. I was going to post about the Jenna 6 today, but that’s still in the works. Tomorrow, certainly.
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Someone asked last week if there were any shows I felt did well on the gender or race front. Though they are few and far between, some exist. One of them is TNT’s The Closer, which I just love to watch. Unfortunately (or perhaps this