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Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:09:06 -0700

Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation:

A new lawsuit challenges the exclusion of African-born Cherokees from tribal benefits

The Holy Mountain (A Montanha Sagrada) - Part 1 The Holy...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:45 -0700

The Holy Mountain (A Montanha Sagrada) - Part 1

The Holy Mountain (A Montanha Sagrada) - Part 2

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Complete Audiobook

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:33:00 -0700

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Complete Audiobook

Butterflies, Slumdogs, And Tiger Moms: Asian American Women And The Rescue Narrative | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:33:00 -0700

Butterflies, Slumdogs, And Tiger Moms: Asian American Women And The Rescue Narrative | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture:

By Guest Contributor Sayantani DasGupta Remember those racist-alicious ads from Michigan senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra, the ones where the docile, limpid eyed, bike-riding Asian woman thanked “Debbie Spend It Now” for…

Fascinasians: FINALS: We are America, America Is Home National Photo Contest

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:44:00 -0700

Fascinasians: FINALS: We are America, America Is Home National Photo Contest:

fascinasians:

Over the past month, the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) has collected family photographs and stories to be included in a national photo album. This photo album and story collection will be presented to key legislators to show them how important FAMILY is to the…

I doubt I’ll ever hear this from an immigration-related non-profit organization:

We may not be America. America may not be home. Regardless, we should not be criminalized and dehumanized for traversing borders manifested by European fiction, which are maintained by ongoing settler colonialism and the systemic regulation of people of color.

The first thing that came to mind was “what’s that...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:53:07 -0700

The first thing that came to mind was “what’s that white guy doing there?”

iamonebeing: Angela Davis on the “Racialization” of Terrorism,...

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:10:00 -0700

iamonebeing:

Angela Davis on the “Racialization” of Terrorism, From Assata Shakur to Boston Marathon Bombings Published on May 3, 2013

Watch the full interview with Angela Davis on Democracy Now! at http://owl.li/kGdcY. The legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis tells Democracy Now! that the FBI’s adding of former Black Panther Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists List exemplifies a longstanding “racialization” of terrorism in the United States, and an effort to deter the young activists Shakur has inspired today. “When the grandchildren of those who were active in the late ’60s and early ’70s are becoming involved in similar movements today, there is this effort to again terrorize young people by representing such an important figure as Assata Shakur as a terrorist,” Davis says. “Before the Tsarnev brothers were discovered to be the alleged perpetrators [of the Boston Marathon bombings], there was an attempt to present the person who planted the bomb as either a black man or a dark skinned man with a hoodie. This racialization of what is represented as terrorism is an attempt to bring the old-style racism into the conversation with modes of repression in the 21st century.”

In 1998, Democracy Now! aired the audio of Assata Shakur reading her open letter she wrote to Pope John Paul II during his trip to Cuba in 1998 after the FBI asked him to urge her extradition. Listen at https://soundcloud.com/democracynow/a…

teacakeomnislash: readabookson: http://www.sendspace.com/file/g8xx92 https://anonfiles.com/file/0...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:07:00 -0700

teacakeomnislash:

readabookson:

~~http://www.sendspace.com/file/g8xx92~~

https://anonfiles.com/file/030a32ba8af6a0f8da928ad8c7c5991d

This is kind of where I’m at. Marxism has problems. POC revolutionary nationalism has problems. I like that the national liberation struggle addresses empire, though.

Gender Wage Gap is Harsher for Immigrant Women

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:18:54 -0700

Gender Wage Gap is Harsher for Immigrant Women:

quecaigaelsistema:

April 22, 2013

It’s no secret that Latinas are the hardest hit by the gender wage gap. A recent analysis from the National Partnership for Women and Families showed that Latinas are paid 55 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men in the nation’s top 50 metro areas. Although wage disparities exist at all career levels for Latinas, immigrant women are especially susceptible and are considered the least economically secure population in the United States.

Currently, there are approximately 5.4 million undocumented immigrant women living and working in the United States who must work the lowest-paying jobs because of their immigration status. In 2011, 208,000 Latina women worked in jobs paying below the federal minimum wage compared to 172,000 Latino men.

Research shows that a woman’s average lifetime earnings are more than $434,000 less than a comparable male counterpart over a 35-year working life. This means very difficult financial choices for women of color, who are more likely to be the breadwinners that than their white counterparts.

“When women are not paid enough, it affects their families, particularly the education of their children,” says Claudia Williams, research analyst at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

She says that this lack of financial security also means that they are less likely to save for retirement.

Williams believes that immigration reform would improve women’s economic circumstances. If they are subject to abuse, they would also be able to move to another job. Not only are undocumented Latinas underpaid, they must often work in hostile environments. Women in agribusiness, for instance, experience high levels of sexual harassment and sexual violence at work and their undocumented status makes it very difficult for them to challenge these conditions or look for other jobs

Iliana Guadalupe Perez, 25, an independent contractor who helps educate other undocumented immigrants to find her kind of work, says that though her sales and marketing contracting has certain benefits, such as flexibility and a fairly high hourly rate, it’s not what she wants to do in the long run. “This has nothing to do with what I’ve studied,” Perez says. “My degree in math was useless. I couldn’t even get an interview. This is not my ideal situation.” Perez, who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education and a Masters in Economics, says her dream job would be working in the U.N. or the World Bank

Another disadvantage is in her line of work, Perez says, is that she’s unable to get tenure, which would result in pay increases over time. Not only that, she points out that undocumented people don’t have the option of insurance, retirement funds, or investment funds.

Perez also feels that immigration reform will significantly improve the financial status of Latinas. “It will give a lot of Latinas the opportunities to use their skills. A lot are educated but are limited to their potential. A Social Security number would allow people to explore new avenues for employment.”

Ann Garcia, an immigration policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, says that the Paycheck Fairness Act and immigration reform would help close the wage gap for Latinas and improve the economy. “When you legalize workers, you offer them citizenship. Taking the worker out of the economic sidelines would cause a rise in productivity and wages that would create a great ripple effect in the economy,” says Garcia.

According to the Center for American Progress, immigration reform that would legalize the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. would add a cumulative $1.5 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product, or GDP, over 10 years.

Garcia says that American workers and undocumented immigrants would see a huge rise in income and that the boost in wages would be bigger for woman than men. “It would provide improved economic outcomes through increased legal protections, better investments in education and training, higher paying jobs, economic mobility. It would also easier for people to start their own business,” Garcia says. “If we can have economic actors earning more, consuming more, and paying higher taxes, the economy would see a serious amount of growth.”

Why the Model Minority Stereotype is Divisive to All Communities of Color - Higher Education

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:46:06 -0700

Why the Model Minority Stereotype is Divisive to All Communities of Color - Higher Education:

1. Perpetuates Wedge Politicking
2. Promotes Meritocratic Logic
3. Ignores Historical Facts

I keep saying this in so many words, but people have internalized or understood the model minority myth however they have and come up with conclusions however they’d like.

Asian American Studies association endorses the boycott of Israeli universities | Inside Higher Ed

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:43:22 -0700

Asian American Studies association endorses the boycott of Israeli universities | Inside Higher Ed:

At the same time, she said, “We would discourage partnerships with Israeli academic institutions, whether they’re curriculum partnerships or study abroad partnerships, because that would be becoming complicit with the discriminatory practices of Israeli institutions, and we would be encouraging faculty, staff and students to forge alliances with Palestinian faculty and Palestinian students who now have so much difficulty engaging in conversations with scholars from the rest of the world.”

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 sucks hard. No...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:50:07 -0700

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 sucks hard. No need to celebrate if it passes. This is why I think activism dedicated to legalization is such a waste of time. Reform for legalization just gets used to justify to society at large the new and different forms of repression being introduced to be implemented, and to further narratives that benefit imperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchy.

What a bougie troll.

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:35:00 -0700

What a bougie troll.

Lamb Chop’s Play Along - Lonely Lamb Chop Aww, nostalgia

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:01:25 -0700

Lamb Chop’s Play Along - Lonely Lamb Chop

Aww, nostalgia

Immigration Reform Would Look Different for Africans and Afro-Caribbeans

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:29:06 -0700

Immigration Reform Would Look Different for Africans and Afro-Caribbeans

Glenn Beck’s favorite immigrants

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:50:28 -0700

Glenn Beck’s favorite immigrants:

White immigrants.

On this global day of action in solidarity with Idle No More,...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:35:38 -0700

On this global day of action in solidarity with Idle No More, members of Young Asian Feminist Aotearoa (YAFA) went inside the Canadian Consulate and Trade Office in Tamaki-Makau-rau (Auckland) to demonstrate our support for indigenous rights everywhere.

- Mellow Yellow

Colored Girls Hustle Hard Anthem “Redefining work,...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:20:00 -0700

Colored Girls Hustle Hard Anthem

“Redefining work, pleasure, holistic health. We inspire others by starting with ourselves.” “Making moves to inspire creativity. Our children need knowledge and power to build legacy.” “Real hustlers know our power. See, we create. We are worthy of self-love so we celebrate.” ”I hustle hard for women, girls, people of color.” “When I hustle hard, I know my worth. Late-night sacrifice, I call it birth. Jewelry is a product. Adornment is a practice. Been adorning our bodies before we crossed the Atlantic. Ancient practice.”

Tehmina Durrani | The Woman Behind The Revolution [x] Tehmina...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:36:01 -0700

Tehmina Durrani | The Woman Behind The Revolution [x]

Tehmina Durrani is a Pakistani author and activist. For 13 years, she was married to Ghulam Mustafa Khar, the former Governor of Punjab and one of the most powerful men in the country during the 70s and 80s. She chronicled her marriage in the 1991 book, My Feudal Lord, where she describes the abuse, torture, rape and humiliation she suffered at the hands of Khar.

She faced criticism not only for speaking out against Khar, but also for staying in the marriage for 13 years and having children with him. Reviews of the book to this day disparage her for not leaving sooner or seeking help or doing more to protect her children, despite Khar commanding tremendous power and influence. On page 156, she writes: “What could the police do? They would admonish Mustafa, but sooner or later I would be alone with him, in a worse predicament than before. My silence was not to protect Mustafa; it was to protect myself.”

In 1997, Ghulam Mustafa Khar’s son, Bilal, married a woman named Fakhra Yunus. She too suffered physical abuse at the hands of her husband and escaped after three years to return to her mother’s home. However, in April 2000, Bilal Khar tracked her down and threw acid in her face while she slept. After being released from the hospital, she returned to Bilal and reached out to Tehmina Durrani for help. Tehmina intervened and took Fakhra into her own house despite facing death threats from the Khar family.

Tehmina Durrani is now the author of several books and an activist for Pakistani women and rights of the poor. Her efforts to help Fakhra were detailed in a 2001 Time Magazine article entitled “The Evil That Men Do” which also contained this iconic graphic photograph of the two of them. Fakhra Younus committed suicide on March 17, 2012 at the age of 33. Bilal Khar was acquitted of all charges.

Media Was MIA As Hundreds of Undocumented Inmates Protested CCA Prison Conditions | Dispatches from the Underclass

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:19:40 -0700

Media Was MIA As Hundreds of Undocumented Inmates Protested CCA Prison Conditions | Dispatches from the Underclass