February 2012
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President Obama About as Responsible for the Price... →
Sometimes called the “food of the gods,” chocolate comes from the “beans” – actually the seeds - of the cocoa pod. West African countries Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire produce about 70 percent of the world’s cocoa. However when you bite into a bar of chocolate, you can’t tell the origin of the cocoa beans that produced it. All you think about is how sweet, delicious and flavorful the chocolate is. In...
Minorities Are More Generous Than Whites, Study... →
darling80m:
This isn’t news, and especially not to those from communities of color, but it’s good to share:
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) released a new report, “Cultures of Giving: Energizing and Expanding Philanthropy by and for Communities of Color”.
… Recent trends show that communities of color are giving at increasing rates and levels. For instance, 63 percent of Latino households...
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hoopdeloop:
He Mele No Lilo- of Lilo and...
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Women, Race, Culture in Disney's Movies
zookerdee:
Kathy Maio, a feminist journalist in Boston USA, looks at the way Disney’s animated movies present women, race, and other cultures.
Maio is worried about some of the racial and cultural messages in Disney’s movies, too.
Snow White
Snow White was the heroine of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937. Snow White is young, pretty, virginal,...
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“If a woman should be forced to see a sonogram of her unborn fetus before an...”
– Usuallyskeptical
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Black people serve 60% longer sentences than... →
leftcollection:
“A new study by M. Marit Rehavi of the University of British Columbia and Sonja B. Starr of the University of Michigan Law School shows that Black Americans receive almost 60% long prison sentences than white Americans who committed the same crime.
The study covered 58,000 federal criminal cases and found that there was a significant difference between the sentences given to...
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“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
– Carl Jung
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My friends call me Pie.: What I've Learned About... →
tmac721:
Going to Harvard means I have the very unique opportunity to be around a lot of smart people. Now, when I say “smart people,” I don’t mean that guy who always wins trivia night. I mean, blazingly intelligent individuals who are regarded as the pre-eminent scholars in their field….
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“Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start...”
– Mary Pickford
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When asked if he knew the speed of sound, Einstein...
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“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because...”
– H. Jackson Browne
