Surveillance Song
Fingerprint Files (Killer Version 1974) “Right now somebody is listening to…… you Keeping their eyes peeled…… on you Mmm, mmm, what a price, what a price to pay….” (12)
CI: The War on Black – “Color-blindness” and Criminalization, Part 2
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Why We Need to Talk About Race In Adoption
From Bitch Magazine: While “colorblindness” in adoption has been widely challenged, however, not everyone is convinced – like the adoptive mother who recently told me, “I don’t see my son’s color. Race is just not an issue for us.”What do you think? Some people maintain that any cultural loss is…
50 Years After George Wallace’s Stand
George Wallace stands in front of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama (AFP/Getty Images) From The Root: Fifteen years after Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled at the University of Alabama, I had my first day of classes in August of 1978 at the “Capstone of Higher Education”…
Revelations: World Environment Day
Think*Eat*Save (12)
“This Song is the Whole Human Race…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHbTWJ9tjnw (7)
CI: The War on Black ~ “Color-blindness” and Criminalization, Part 1
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Obama Picks 3 for Top Appeals Court, Setting Up Battle
From NYT: In a formal Rose Garden ceremony normally reserved for Supreme Court nominees and prominent cabinet members, Mr. Obama announced plans to nominate three people to fill the remaining vacancies on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The president called on Republicans to…